Waking Night Enabling Support Worker - Bradbury House, Shrewsbury - £13.45 per hour

About the role

As a Waking Night Support Worker, you’ll play a vital role in the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring high-quality care and support for the people we support.

Responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of day to day care to the children and young people we support
• To create a safe, nurturing and supportive environment for children and young people to grow and develop, ensuring their wellbeing through personalised care, guidance and advocacy
• To provide short break support to children and young people with disabilities, consistent with regulatory requirements and agreed policies and procedures
• To work inline with Shaftesbury’s core values

Requirements

• Or Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent and Level 5 Diploma to be achieved within 2 years of taking up the post
• Passion for delivering outstanding, child-centred care
• Commitment to our values and making a difference
• Clear English writing skills
• Good communication skills
• Basic computer and technology skills
• Experience of working in a care setting or of working with children with disabilities

Qualifications

• Additional requirements:
• Participation in on-call rota
• Weekend working required

Skills

Passion for delivering outstanding, child-centred care

Benefits

At Shaftesbury, we know our people are our greatest asset. That's why we offer a fantastic benefits package:

• Birthday Off (taken from annual leave)
• £500 welcome bonus (T&Cs apply)
• Recognition & Rewards – including vouchers up to £50
• Ofsted Incentives – up to £50 depending on rating
• Comprehensive Training & Development
• Generous Holiday – 25 days + bank holidays (rising to 28 days + BH)
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Pay

Salary range: £18,000 - £24,000 per annum

Schedule

Shifts are 9:30pm - 7:30am, 5 nights per week, Wednesday to Sunday, all year round. Up to 5 children can stay per night. Usual staffing levels are 6 day time staff, 1 sleep in staff and 2 waking night staff. During the day there is usually an additional senior member of staff on duty. During term time shift patterns include: Day shifts: 7am – 11AM, 12pm – 10pm and 2pm – 10pm Wed, Thursday and Friday Sleep over: 10pm – 7am Waking Nights: 9:30pm – 7:30am During weekends and school holidays shift patterns include: Day shifts: 7am – 3pm, and 3pm – 10pm Sleep over: 10pm – 7am Waking Nights: 9:30pm – 7:30am