Wake Night Childcare Worker

Nugent Care Ltd; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated care organization is seeking Night Secure Childcare Workers in St Helens, Merseyside. This role involves providing exceptional care to children in crisis, helping them build confidence and support their education and health. Candidates should hold a Level 3 Diploma for residential childcare or be willing to obtain one. The position offers full-time and part-time contracts along with excellent benefits, including paid annual leave and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Life Assurance Scheme

Corporate Medicash Scheme

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Offers and discounts

Blue Light Card

30 days paid annual leave

Recommend a friend scheme

Values Awards

Induction programme with ongoing training

Career Progression opportunities

Enhanced DBS check funded by Nugent

Qualifications

• Demonstrate ability to showcase core values with young people.
• Hold or work towards Level 3 Diploma for residential childcare.
• Commitment to support and care for vulnerable and traumatised youth.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding care to children and young people.
• Support with education, health, and self-confidence.
• Respond quickly and appropriately to crisis situations.

Skills

Ability to demonstrate core values

Level 3 Diploma for residential childcare or willingness to work towards this

Commitment to support vulnerable young people

Good child care practice

Recognising and setting limits of behaviour

Handling emotional and physical conflict

Crisis response

Understanding needs of children

Knowledge of child development stages

Education

Level 3 Diploma for residential childcare

Job description

Role

Night Secure Childcare Workers

Location of role

St Helens, Merseyside

Role Description

We are currently recruiting for Night Secure Care Workers who will be responsible for providing outstanding care to the children and young people, treating them with compassion and respect. Our primary function is to offer protection to young people when they are in crisis and provide a support pathway for the future.

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.

Experience and Skills of secure childcare worker

• 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 child care 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

Hours of work

Contracts available Full time (38 hours) and part time (19.5 hours) roles available

Benefits

• Life Assurance Scheme
• Corporate Medicash Scheme
• Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Access to offers and discounts.
• Blue Light Card
• 30 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after three years in service.
• Recommend a friend scheme.
• Values Awards
• A comprehensive induction programme with ongoing training and development
• Career Progression opportunities
• Enhanced DBS check which is fully paid for by Nugent and maintained on the DBS update service.

What does it mean to work with us? It’s all in the name – iACCORD.

We live and work by our values, which spell out who we are and what we stand for :

Our values

• Integrity – we are honest in what we say and do
• Ambition – we have high hopes for the future
• Courage – we stand up for what we know is right
• Compassion – we are kind and support each other
• Optimism – we believe we can
• Respect – we accept one another and look after all we share
• Dignity – we value ourselves and each other

These values guide everything we do, every day – with heart, purpose, and positivity