Night Care Assistant

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council; Bromley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Council is seeking a Night Care Assistant to support vulnerable adults at Tiled House, helping them live as independently as possible. You will provide person-centred care during the night, assist with personal and physical needs, and administer medications if required, while upholding dignity and respect, recording observations accurately.

You will work with colleagues on a set rota that includes weekends and bank holidays, with enhancements for those shifts.

Qualifications

• Empathy, reliability and a caring attitude towards vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide night-time care to vulnerable adults, including personal and physical support.
• Record observations accurately and communicate effectively with the team.

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and caring person with a genuine desire to support our vulnerable adults at Tiled House and enable them to lead as independent a life as possible. This role will require you to support people during the night in crisis or at times of ill health following a hospital admission and ensure they receive the correct support to meet their needs. You will work with colleagues to plan and provide person-centred care that promotes respect, dignity and personalisation. We expect Care Assistants to ensure high quality care is delivered to service users, helping with their physical and personal needs including the administration of medication, if required. You will also need to be an effective communicator both verbally and in writing, with excellent recording skills. You will be expected to work as a member of a team. Relevant mandatory training will be provided during the induction period. This will include online training. As a Night Care Assistant, you will be working contract hours on a set rota which includes alternative weekends and bank holidays, for which relevant enhancements will be paid. Hours of work are between 09.30pm to 7:30am.

About Dudley Council

It's an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. At Dudley Council we have a 'one council' ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities. We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of 'Forge a Future for all' www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves. In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents