Night Care Assistant

Bath & North East Somerset Council; Midsomer Norton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Midsomer Norton seeks a Night Care Assistant to provide exceptional care and support to residents at community resource centres. This role emphasizes promoting independence and maintaining professional relationships with both residents and colleagues. Ideal candidates will have experience in care, effective communication skills, and a commitment to quality service. The position includes a welcome payment and additional pay enhancements for weekends and holidays.

Benefits

Welcome payment of 5%

Enhanced pay for weekends, nights, and holidays

Qualifications

• Previous experience in care is desirable but a commitment to quality care is essential.
• Ability to maintain professional relationships with residents and carers.
• Willingness to undergo training for safe operation of equipment.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to residents in a comfortable environment.
• Promote and maintain residents' independence.
• Work as part of a team to ensure high-quality care.

Skills

Team player

Great communication skills

Ability to establish effective communication

Person-centred service

Job description

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives.

Embrace the Challenge. Make a Difference. Join Us!

Join us as Night Care Assistant in providing exceptional care and support in our thriving community. Apply now and become part of a team that values empowerment and support.

This post attracts a welcome payment of 5% of the starting salary for the grade to enable individuals to join our permanent workforce. This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period and is subject to eligibility criteria.

Enhanced Pay Opportunities

We provide additional pay enhancements for all roles, applicable to shifts worked during weekends, nights, and bank holidays.

What is a Community Resource Centre (CRC)?

Bath and North East Somerset have two care homes which are Community Resource Centres located in Bath and Midsomer Norton. Each Community Resource Centre includes a residential care home for between 30 and 45 people, and these homes provide important services to older people in our community. We provide care and health services in a comfortable, safe environment for older vulnerable adults with a variety of disabilities, including dementia.

Combe Lea

Combe Lea is a residential care home that provides care and health services in a safe environment for older vulnerable adults with a variety of disabilities. It offers a broad range of activities which aim to promote independence by developing or maintaining and enhancing people’s skills, interests and abilities.

Within the Night Care Assistant role, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a fantastic team of carers and support teams. Our Night Care Assistants at these centres work hard to offer residents the opportunity to retain as much independence as possible and to enjoy their lives.

As a Night Care Assistant:

• You will be a good team player and have great communication skills
• You will be able to develop appropriate and professional relationships with our residents and carers, which value them as individuals, including establishing and maintaining effective communication
• You will be able to promote and maintain person-centred service and operate safely appropriate equipment with training

We provide care to the standard we expect for ourselves and our families. We offer a working environment where high quality care and compassion are respected and rewarded.

About you

Previous comprehensive experience of working in care would be desirable, but a commitment to deliver quality care is essential. We like to ensure that we encourage people to be empowered in a supportive environment. We would welcome applicants from different employment backgrounds such as nursing, learning disabilities and healthcare.

We like to ensure that we encourage people to be empowered in a supportive environment.

If you believe that you can make a real and positive difference to the lives of our tenants, we would love to hear from you.

Interested to find out more?

If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Kerry Love, Deputy Manager on 0797 123 9581 or email [e-mail].

Interview Date : TBC

No Agencies Please.

Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.

Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated closing date due to high demand. We advise all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.