Waking Night Support Worker
SEN Residential College, Bournemouth
Salary: £28,983.50
43.5 hours, 3-4 nights per week - 6 weeks holiday
Academics are recruiting on behalf of an SEN Residential College in Bournemouth for students between the ages of 16-25 who have needs of High-Functioning Autism and Complex Needs who are looking for 2 Waking Night Support Worker's to join them on a permanent contact.
You do not require any special qualifications for this role but you do need to have a passion for helping young people be the very best they can be. In return, they offer a new and improved training programme which will help you develop your professional skills. You will also have the opportunity to learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in the profession.
The suitable Waking Night Support Worker will possess the ability to support young people by providing physical and emotional care should it be required during the waking night. You will be expected to provide a happy, secure, caring and effective environment in support of the waking day curriculum aims. Due to the working hours, you will ideally live in Bournemouth.
Waking Night Support Work is a vital role that supports all that can be achieved throughout the waking day. This includes working directly with the young people at times but also working behind the scenes completing essential tasks such as helping to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness in the home and domestic tasks such as ensuring the young people's laundry is done.
As a Waking Night Support Worker you will:
Supervise and support young people in the home if they wake during the night and with their morning routines.
Support young people with any prescribed emergency medication.
Build and maintain positive professional relationships with staff and young people
Encourage and motivate young people to wake and prepare for their day.
Ability to demonstrate good communication skills including the ability to clarify and explain instructions clearly.
Support young people's emotional and physical wellbeing
Produce legible, accurate and prompt written reports/records.
To help young people grow in their own sense of confidence
This a full-time, permanent position working 43.5 hours per week split into 12.5 hour shifts, 3-4 per week. You will have 6 weeks annual leave. There is the option of working on a temp to perm contract.
If you are a Waking Night Support Worker looking for nights shifts, or have experience of already working waking nights and live in Bournemouth please apply. This is for candidates looking for a full-time role who is able to commit to working 43.5 hours per week/12.5 hour night shifts. They are not able to offer sponsorship