Night Secure Care Worker

Nugent; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Nugent is recruiting Night Secure Childcare Workers in St Helens, Merseyside. The role involves providing outstanding care to vulnerable young people, ensuring their safety and supporting their education and independence. Full-time and part-time positions are available, offering a competitive salary and various benefits, including training and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

30 days paid annual leave

Enhanced maternity, paternity leave

Occupational Sickness Scheme

Access to offers and discounts

Blue Light Card Eligibility

Career Progression opportunities

Comprehensive induction programme

Enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

• Demonstrate commitment to support and care for vulnerable young people.
• Recognise and set limits of behaviour.
• Respond quickly to crisis situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to children and young people.
• Help them gain confidence and independence.
• Support education and health needs.

Skills

Compassion

Respect

Courage

Good childcare practice

Emotional management

Education

Level 3 Diploma for residential childcare (or equivalent)

Job description

We are currently recruiting for: Night Secure Childcare Workers

Salary: £25,905.73 - £28,410.65 per annum, pro rata

Hours of work: Full time (38 hours) and part time (19 hours) roles available

Shift Times: 20:45 - 07:30

Location of role: St Helens, Merseyside

The Role:

Our primary function is to offer protection to young people when they are in crisis and provide a support pathway for the future.

We are currently recruiting for NightSecure Care Workers who will be responsible for providing outstanding care to the children and young people, treating them with compassion and respect.

You will provide essential support to our young people by helping them gain the best outcome; you will support with education, health, independence and build their self-confidence. As a Night Secure Care Worker, you must be optimistic and passionate about the care you provide and difference you strive to make and considerate of the struggles they face. The duties are varied and no two days will be the same. Our young people are individuals and they all deserve to be treated as such.

The Successful Applicant:

Will be able to demonstrate their ability to showcase our core values in their work with the young people, treating everybody with dignity and showing courage in the face of challenging behaviour.

• Hold a Level 3 Diploma for residential childcare (or equivalent) or be willing to work towards this

• Demonstrate a commitment to support and care for vulnerable and traumatised young people

• Engage in good childcare practice

• Recognise and set limits of behaviour and provide controls to traumatised and vulnerable young people.

• Handle emotional and physical conflict.

• Respond quickly and appropriately to crisis situations and to use initiative

• Understand the needs of children and young people

• Understand the stages of child development, attachment and impact of trauma

What we offer:

• Salary range: £25,905.73 - £28,410.65 per annum, pro rata

• Group Personal Pension Scheme

• Life Assurance Scheme

• 30 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays)

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

• Occupational Sickness Scheme

• Access to offers and discounts

• Blue Light Card Eligibility which provides members with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.

• Recommend a friend scheme

• Values Awards

• A comprehensive induction programme with ongoing training and development

• Regular supervisions and annual appraisal scheme

• Career Progression opportunities

• Enhanced DBS check which is fully paid for by Nugent and maintained on the DBS update service

All shortlisted candidates will be invited to Marydale for an interview/assessment day which will consist of a talk about the service, interviews/assessments and a tour of the service.

The above position is subject to an enhanced DBS check which is fully paid for by Nugent.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

Nugent actively promotes the safeguarding of vulnerable adults, young people and children