Blackstone Recruitment are working with a provider of education, care and support services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities who are recruiting for Night Support Worker for one of their schools in Dorset.
Please see details below for the full job advert:
Location: Dorset
Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 + £25 per night shift worked.
Hours: 7.45pm-8.15am- 4 on 4 off shifts- average of 43.75 hours per week.
The role:
They are looking to recruit for a Night Support Worker. You will play an important role in young people’s lives, preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training, or employment.
Experience:
Successful candidate is likely to demonstrate the following:
- Following a handover from our day team, you’ll support students with their evening routine. You will mentor and support young people in their evening activities, sports, or hobbies both on and off site and ensure they settle for night. This will be with the use of verbal and visual prompting dependent on the need of the young person.
- You’ll also provide a key liaison point for parents and carers and ensure all health/medical needs are looked after throughout the night. You will be the listening ear and emotional support for young people to talk to after a busy day.
- The key to this role will be your ability to participate and to motivate whilst ensuring our students develop their own independent living skills.
Skills & Qualifications:
Successful candidate qualities:
- Willingness to participate, be positive and creative in meeting young person’s needs
- Able to support and develop independence skills such as budgeting, cooking, housekeeping as well as accessing the wider community
- Ability to prompt / encourage in a positive manner whilst providing social/emotional behavioural support
- Ability to show a strong understanding of what “good care” looks like and how to put the young person’s needs first, whilst empowering them to be independent
- Due to rural location access to transport and a driver’s licence is essential
- Given the age of our students all applicants must be 21 and over
What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?
- Full training with the opportunity to study the Level 3 diploma in Health and Social Care (funded by us!) and CPD pathway for progressing
- The little perks of appreciation, chocolates, food, tea & coffee pods, Christmas hampers etc
- Well-being checks with our Mental first aiders & Well being Champions
- Full management support
- Life assurance
- Enhanced pension scheme (from October)
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
Blackstone Benefits:
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✅Unlimited referral bonus
For further information on this role, please contact Biren Daiya at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now.