Night Care Assistant

South Gloucestershire Council; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Night Care Assistant to provide essential support to young people in a secure environment. This role involves monitoring and ensuring the welfare of residents, assisting with personal needs, and maintaining a safe atmosphere. You will be part of a dedicated team committed to making a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable individuals. The position offers a unique opportunity to develop your skills in a challenging yet rewarding environment, with a focus on work-life balance and employee wellbeing. Join us in making a difference!

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Employee wellbeing support

Staff discounts on various services

Flexible work-life balance

Qualifications

• Must be able to help clients cater for personal needs sensitively.
• Experience with young people presenting challenging behaviour is essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor young people every 5 to 15 minutes for safety.
• Issue non-prescribed medication and assist with personal hygiene.

Skills

Communication Skills

Empathy

Crisis Management

Record Keeping

Education

NVQ Level 2 in a relevant subject

Good standard of education

Job description

Vinney Green Secure Children’s Home offers young people a safe, caring environment, where they will experience quality care, education, vocational and life skills training.

As a Night Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in helping to ensure the welfare and care of young people throughout the evening and night.

• During your shifts, you will monitor all young people at least every five to fifteen minutes to ensure they are safe and secure. You will also be involved with undertaking social duties, including talking with clients and providing reassurance to enable them to have a good night’s sleep.
• You will be responsible for issuing non prescribed medication and personal hygiene materials, entering bedrooms as necessary.
• It will be key for youto answer buzzers from young people immediately and assist in any way.
• Daily, you willwake the young people and supervise breakfast and room cleaning as required.
• You will need to record and maintain written records when necessary.

• You must have an NVQ Level 2 in a relevant subject area or a good standard of education.
• Given the nature of the role, you must be able to help clients cater for their personal needs in a sensitive and professional manner.
• You should have knowledge or previous experience of dealing with young people who present challenging behaviour.

Things you need to know

Salary is plus Secure Unit allowance of £2,583 per annum, pro-rated to hours worked.

The home works on shift patterns, you will be working an average of 37 hours per week, following a designated shift pattern working a pattern of 4 on 4 off, alternate weekends and some shifts may be on bank holidays.

Young people can present physically threatening behaviour and the environment can become tense and anxiety provoking, so for everybody’s safety surveillance cameras are in use in most areas of the building.

Vinney Green operates a full non-smoking environment, and there is no provision to facilitate smoking anywhere on site. Staff’s personal belongings are required to be left in a provided locker on entry into the building and we may require you to undertake a further physical fitness check.

This role is demanding and there will be some physical active aspects to the job, but we can assure you that this will be one of the most rewarding jobs that you will ever do!

Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.

Interviews are currently scheduled for week commencing 12th May.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve thatwork/life balance.
• We arecommitted to safeguardingand promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
• As part of our benefits package, you will receivegenerous annual leave(pro rata), employeewellbeing supportand you will have access to a range ofstaff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that ourdiverse teamof skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live,work and learn here.

• We'rebuilding and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We'reworking with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
• We'reinvesting in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We'veachieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’remaking a difference, be part of it!

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