Waking Nights Support Worker - Residential Childrens Home
Treehouse Educare are looking to recruit Waking Nights Support Workers to join their home located in a beautiful location in Horsham West Sussex.
We are looking for waking nights support workers to provide a needs led service to children by adopting a person centred approach that fosters self-awareness, personal growth and gives each person the strongest voice with regards to decision making and lifestyle choices.
Key Responsibilities:
* To ensure the safety of the children/young people during the night.
* To ensure the security of the premises during the night.
* To ensure accurate attendance records are maintained by signing in and out on the timesheets
* To ensure secure storage and administration of all drugs and medicines
* To remain vigilant and do everything possible to protect children/young people from abuse of any nature including physical, emotional, sexual, neglectful, financial or institutional. This includes an absolute requirement to report any incident of this nature you may witness, hear about or suspect.
* To attend work reliably and punctually.
* To build and promote good relationships and communication with both children/young people and staff.
* To encourage and support in keeping a clean, safe and enjoyable living environment along with maintaining a high standard of 'good housekeeping'.
* To undertake such duties as are required and appropriate to the professional task, as directed by the registered manager.
You will be able to:
* To be innovative, creative and flexible, and has an open mind and a willingness to learn.
* Able to demonstrate empathy, sensitivity, self-awareness and acceptance of others.
* Maintain confidentiality.
* To act as a positive role model at all times.
* Attend training on a regular basis to ensure that all mandatory and personal training and development needs are met in line with company requirements.
If you are looking for a new challenge and have experience in working with children and young people we would like to hear from you. We welcome and encourage show rounds of our homes where you will have an opportunity to see the location and meet with members of our friendly teams.
For more information please apply and submit your CV or alternatively please feel free to get in touch with Jemma Brooks HR Manager on
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £27,169.00 per year
Benefits:
* Discounted or free food
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Horsham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
* GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
* Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: JB