The job itself
St Annes Residence provides short breaks to children and young people aged 5-19 years offering structure and consistency. We are rated GOOD by Ofsted.
This is an extremely rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to children's lives in a Residential Care Setting, by supporting with care across 48 weeks of the year.
We pride ourselves on developing self-help, independence, social and communication skills through reactional activities on and off site for children and young people aged between 8 and 19 years. The emotional well-being of children and young people and safety is a high priority.
This post is for a Night Care Assistant in the Residence at St. Annes, it is a requirement that you have previous experience of residential care. The position is primarily lone working however other waking staff will be in the building. The candidate needs to be flexible to meet the needs of the service (ie. able to swap to accommodate closures).
Ideally you will be qualified with an NVQ/Diploma level 3 in Care of Children and Young People/Social Care Pathways/Residential Child Care. However, opportunity and support will be available if this qualification is not held.
If you'd like to join to come and join us, you should be committed to promoting positive values; you'll have a confident and positive approach to behaviour management. You'll have the opportunity to develop professionally with access to training and learning, and the support from an excellent manager and team.
A rota is available upon request.
In addition to the stated salary, this role attracts new enhancements from 1st April 2024 which include:
* Time and a half for weekend hours worked
* Time and a third for weekday evening hours worked between 8pm and 6am.
Appointments will be subject to satisfactory disclosures at enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Services and other background checks, including social media. You must provide at least the last 10 years of employment or education history and explain any gaps and you must have a legal right to work in the UK.
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