Waking Night Support Worker

Charles Hunter Associates; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An established local council seeks dedicated Waking Night Support Workers to provide essential care for children and young adults facing various challenges. This role requires a passion for supporting vulnerable individuals, particularly those with learning disabilities and mental health issues. As a Waking Night Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of young people during the night, while also benefiting from job security, excellent progression opportunities, and public sector benefits. If you are committed to making a difference in the lives of young people, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Annual pay reviews

Enhanced pension benefit

Job security

Excellent progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young adults with learning disabilities.
• Experience as a Waking Night Support Worker.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young adults during the night.
• Manage challenging behaviours and provide care.

Skills

Experience with children and young adults

Working with learning disabilities

Mental health support

Challenging behaviours management

Education

Level 3 in Residential Childcare

Job description

Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? A job working for the council could be for you!

I am looking for passionate Waking Night Support Workers with experience working with Children and/or Young Adults with either traumatic backgrounds, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health or Challenging Behaviours.

Please note this is a Waking Night role, so you must have experience in a similar role and be able to work nights and be awake the whole night.

My client is the local council who have a portfolio of children's homes offering residential care and support for young people with behavioural difficulties, traumatic backgrounds, learning disabilities and complex needs based in Doncaster.

If you have experience with children and young people in SEN education, youth work, young offenders or fostering, a career in children's homes is for you.

Benefits include:

• £27,259 per annum
• Additional 17.5% allowance for unsociable hours
• Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews, enhanced pension benefit
• Job security in a local council employer
• Excellent progression opportunities within the council

Do you have:

• Experience of working within children or young adults with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes
• Experience as a Waking Night Support Worker
• Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent (or willingness to complete)

For more information apply now.

Please note, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.