Children's Waking Night Support Worker

Charles Hunter Associates; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Doncaster is seeking passionate Waking Night Support Workers to provide care and support for children and young adults with complex needs. Candidates should have experience in similar roles and work during the night. Benefits include a solid annual salary, additional allowances for unsociable hours, and excellent career progression opportunities within the local council.

Benefits

17.5% allowance for unsociable hours

Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews

Enhanced pension benefit

Job security

Excellent progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Waking Night Support Worker is required.
• Relevant experience in SEN education or youth work preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support young people overnight, ensuring safety and well-being.
• Engage with individuals having complex needs and challenging behaviors.

Skills

Experience with children and/or young adults

Working with learning disabilities

Mental health support

Education

Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent

Job description

Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? A job working for the council could be for you!

I am looking for passionate Waking Night Support Workers with experience working with Children and/or Young Adults with either traumatic backgrounds, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health or Challenging Behaviours.

Please note this is a Waking Night role, so you must have experience in a similar role and be able to work nights and be awake the whole night.

My client is the local council who have a portfolio of children's homes offering residential care and support for young people with behavioural difficulties, traumatic backgrounds, learning disabilities and complex needs based in Doncaster.

If you have experience with children and young people in SEN education, youth work, young offenders or fostering, a career in children's homes is for you.

Please note, only candidates with relevant experience working with children will be considered.

Benefits include:

• £27,259 per annum
• Additional 17.5% allowance for unsociable hours
• Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews, enhanced pension benefit
• Job security in a local council employer
• Excellent progression opportunities within the council

Do you have:

• Experience of working within children or young adults with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes
• Experience as a Waking Night Support Worker
• Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent (or willingness to complete)

For more information apply now.

Please note, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.