Live Nights Support Worker

New Forest Care Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

New Forest Care Ltd is seeking Waking Night Support Workers for their family-style children's homes in Southampton. The role involves providing a safe environment for up to four young residents, requiring compassion and resilience. The position offers in-house training and professional qualification funding, highlighting a commitment to staff development and well-being.

Benefits

5.6 weeks annual leave (including bank holidays)

Discretionary Manager & Peer rewards

Funded professional qualifications

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Eligibility for Blue Light Card

All meals provided on shift

On-site parking

Enhanced DBS covered

Qualifications

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle is required.
• Experience with vulnerable young people in care settings is desirable but not essential.
• Must be willing to undergo child protection screening.

Responsibilities

• Support young people according to individual needs.
• Safeguard young people and staff members.
• Remain awake and alert throughout the shift.

Skills

Compassionate

Resilient

Positive role model

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Are you looking for a rewarding role that could work around family or other commitments?

We are recruiting for proactive, caring candidates to join our family-style children’s homes (up to 4 residents) as Waking Night Support Workers. You will be supported by the existing teams to provide a safe and secure environment overnight.

New Forest Care are a specialist childcare provider that works with children and young people who present with emotional and behavioural difficulties, ADHD and autism. A therapeutic approach, and putting our young people first, are integral to what we do.

THE COMPANY IS UNABLE TO SPONSOR EMPLOYMENT OF INTERNATIONAL WORKERS IN THIS ROLE. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF YOUR RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK.

Experience and requirements:

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle (some of our locations are not easily accessible by public transport).
• Experience of supporting vulnerableyoungpeople within a residential careenvironment, or anotherprofessionalsetting is desirable, but not essential as training will be provided.
• Youwillbe compassionate, resilient and committedto being a positive role model.

Shift pattern:
40 hours, two-week rota shift pattern.
Week1: Mon, Tues, Sat & Sun
Week2: Wed, Thurs & Fri

Role Description

• Guide and individually support young people in line with their individual needs.
• To take all reasonable care to safeguard young people and staff members.
• To remain awake and alert throughout the duration of the shift and work on own initiative and without direct supervision.
• To check at regular intervals throughout the night that all young people are present, taking care to maintain the young person’s privacy.
• To respond to young people who need attention through the night for illness or other reasons and where necessary refer to the Senior Cover (and/or sleep-in staff) for advice and/or assistance.
• To provide assistance with pre-bedtime routines/activities and early morning routines where necessary and as directed by the day staff.
• To help maintain the home in a clean and tidy condition and report any maintenance issues to the Home Manager/Senior Cover as well as completing the relevant report form.

Why work for us?

• High staff to child ratios andnoagency staff.
• Regular in-house training for all staff to support their role.
• Funded professional qualifications - Diploma Level 3 for Residential Childcare for all SupportWorkers & DDP Level 1.
  
• Recommend-a-friend
• Discretionary Manager & Peer rewards – Amazon vouchers/monetary reward.
• Company Sick Pay Scheme.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays) increasing with length of service.
• Eligibility for Blue Light Card (Residential Care staff)
• All meals provided when on shift (Residential Care staff).
• On-site parking.
• Enhanced DBS covered.
  

THE COMPANY IS UNABLE TO SPONSOR EMPLOYMENT OF INTERNATIONAL WORKERS IN THIS ROLE. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF YOUR RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK.

New Forest Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People, applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.


INDSW