Night Care Worker (Complex Needs)

Together Trust Centre; Stockport; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 27 days + bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Together Trust in Romiley, Stockport is seeking Night Care Workers to support young people with disabilities in a residential setting. You will attend to residents' needs at night, maintain essential records, and help create a family-like, safe environment.

Shifts are 10pm–8am, 20 hours per week over two nights, with extra shifts to cover leave. GCSE level education is requested, previous experience with disabled young people is preferred, and a DBS check will be completed at no cost.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young disabled people.
• Ability to record information accurately.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Attend to the needs of children and young adults during the night.
• Perform domestic duties as required and record keeping in line with regulations.
• Support residents to feel safe and cared for in a home environment.
• Cooperate with the on-site Registered Manager and night team.

Job description

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.Whether that’s helping people to live independently, or creating spaces to learn, work and play, you’ll be making sure adults with disabilities or complex health needs have a chance to thrive, right in the heart of their local communities.

We have a rewarding opportunity for a Night Care Workers to join our residential service in Romiley, Stockport. As one of the UK's best employers we are one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of Children, Young People, and Adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.

You will be working in a caring home environment with the wider team under the leadership of the Registered Manager, nurturing, and supporting the young people providing them with all the care and support that they would receive as if it was their family home.

The core tasks include attending to the needs of the children and young adults during the night, some of which have complex health conditions, domestic duties and appropriate record keeping in accordance with legislation and regulation. Another member of staff will sleep in the unit and can be disturbed if there is an emergency.

Hours per week – 20 hours per week worked over 2-night shifts according to the rota (which will include weekends), there is an expectation to pick up extra shifts to cover leave and sickness as needed, the shifts are 10pm – 8am the next day.

Location - Romiley, Stockport, Greater Manchester Salary - £13,989.33 per year (13.45ph) pro-rated to 20 hours, based on a salary of £26,230 for a 37.5 hour week Additional enhancements – Night Working Enhanced Payment of time and a quarter paid at weekend and from 11pm and 6am weekdays (£16.82ph) Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).

What can you bring to the team….? Are you educated to GCSE level with flexibility, commitment and motivation? We are seeking individuals who have previous experience of working with young disabled people along with experience of recording information and working on your own initiative and as part of a team.

Benefits include:

• Annual Leave 27-day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, an initial contribution of 4% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
• Proud to be a real living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home

This service is regulated by Ofsted therefore all employees must be over the age of 22 years at the time of joining the service. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself). We currently do not provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK. Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio‑economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way, please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can do to support you.

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role will involve regulated activity.