Waking Night Student Support Assistant

VALENCE SCHOOL; Westerham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A residential school in the UK is seeking a Waking Night Student Support Assistant to support students during the night. Responsibilities include personal care and ensuring effective communication. The role requires experience with complex needs, offering £16.80 per hour, with a commitment to safeguarding and support for completing the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex physical and medical needs is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Attend to students' personal care needs.
• Ensure effective communication with students and staff.
• Use recording and reporting processes appropriately.
• Maintain safety standards and implement care plans.

Job description

Overview

As a Waking Night Student Support Assistant you will support our residential students during the night by

Responsibilities

• attending to students personal care needs;
• ensuring that communication with students, staff, and other departments is effective and contributes to securing efficiency and high standards of care for students;
• appropriately using the recording and reporting processes;
• maintaining high standards of safety and observing good practice in relation to health and safety issues and to be aware of, and implement, students\' care plans.

Role details

The role will involve moving and handling children and young people. Experience of complex physical and medical needs is desirable.

You will get a total hourly payment of £16.80ph for the hours worked between 10pm to 7am on weekdays.

The successful candidate will be supported to complete the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and will work within a supportive and friendly team in a country school setting.

We are recruiting for this post on a rolling basis, therefore you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy, interview and appoint earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this role.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Valence School is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all. References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act).