Therapeutic Waking Night Carer

Location Welshpool
Job type Permanent
Salary £22,919 - 24,694 per year
Reference 207040

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Therapeutic Waking Night Carer to work full-time based in a Residential home in Welshpool.

The salary for this Therapeutic Waking Night Carer job is up to £24,694

Main Duties:

To contribute to the maintenance and provision of a high-quality therapeutic community residential service for young people. To work within the framework of good practice as set out in the Amberleigh Care Staff handbook and training materials. The primary role is to provide safety, security and support to young people during the nighttime hours. It is acknowledged that for prolonged periods, young people will be asleep. These periods provide opportunities for important administrative and domestic tasks which play a vital support role in the overall functioning of the home.

Responsibilities:

  • To be involved in the direct delivery of services to young people in accordance with the aims of Amberleigh Care
  • To assist the Management team in achieving the aims set out within the policy of the organisation and in accordance with statutory, organisation requirements
  • To assist the Management team in providing the highest possible standards of care guidance,
  • support and protection for young people and co-operate fully with colleagues in achieving these objectives whilst remembering the needs of the child are paramount
  • To be included on a work rota that provides staff cover at Amberleigh Care on a shift basis. The pattern of these to be determined and planned in advance by the manager to meet the needs of the home
  • To carry out any of the practical tasks outlined on individual job lists
  • Supervision of clients at night. Regularly checking both in-house and grounds
  • To report any serious faults to senior staff or Shift Co-ordinator and to repair any minor maintenance to the unit as they may judge to be within their competence
  • Record keeping and administration as required to include supporting with auditing and maintenance of children's files, collation of reports and communication with external agencies
  • Familiarising themselves with written fire drill procedures, location and use of fire extinguishers and alarms and other necessary safety precautions and to implement such procedures as and when appropriate
  • To be constantly vigilant on health and safety matters and to share concerns of same immediately with line management
  • Security of the home at night. All necessary precautions must be taken to affect efficient security and prevent heat/light loss.
  • Ensuring that Amberleigh Care and its environs are kept clean and tidy.
  • Attendance at Staff meetings, and any other meeting as required and ensure the prescribed action is shared appropriately
  • Attending and contributing to a regular supervision session by arrangement

with the Registered Manager.

  • Taking a full and active part in 12 monthly appraisals as arranged by the Care
  • Manager and your supervisor and to carry out such actions as are specified in

this document

  • To attend training as arranged as part of your individual development plan
  • To complete mandatory and regulatory training as required by and provided

by the organisation

  • Responsibility to understand and promote Amberleigh Care’s policies in

relation to care and control, child protection, open access to records and

equal opportunities

  • Dressing appropriately at all times when on duty
  • Any other duties delegated by the Care Manager and senior staff. This is

likely to include specific responsibility for delegated tasks

Special Requirements:

  • To work with and maintain a high level of supervision of young people
  • To communicate with other departments on a regular basis

(Education/Therapy)

  • To be aware of and to understand the needs of Looked After Children
  • To understand the importance of maintaining a therapeutic and caring ethos

Contact:

This job is advertised by Maisy Price; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications within a residential or supported living setting from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.