Night Care Assistant

3 weeks ago

Chesterfield, United Kingdom Derbyshire County Council Full time

**About the role**

Spire Lodge has multiple amazing opportunities for a passionate individual to join our night staff team.

Our home enables young people from the age of 8 - 17 years of age to access short breaks in a welcoming environment.

We support those who may have a physical disability, moderate to severe learning disability, an autism spectrum condition, or a sensory impairment.

Our approach is to provide creative child centred care for children and young people who we support. This support is underpinned by the ethos of sensory processing; trauma informed practice; social pedagogy; and a person-centred approach, we work continuously to improve the quality of our home, ensuring our young people have every opportunity to thrive and develop.

We believe that every child/young person has the right to the highest quality of care and have a safe, supportive, trusting, and nurturing environment. We facilitate the development and empowerment of each young person, so they grow into mature adults.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and young people and everything we do is designed to promote the safety and well-being of the children and young people we work with as they grow.

Our Night Care Assistants are responsible for the routine care and safety needs of the children within the home during the night. They provide responsive care and support using a person-centred approach based on the individual needs of the children and their families.

As a Night Care Assistant, you will need to have an openness to and an aptitude for relationship focused and psychologically informed working practices. You must have the appropriate skills and experience to perform and work within an environment that can, at times, require using your own initiative along with an understanding of the children act, the quality care standards and Children’s Homes (England) regulations 2015.

You must hold/ be working towards/ or be willing to undertake and complete within 2 years of starting work at the home, the Level 3 Children and Young people’s Workforce Diploma and Social Care Pathway (England) 2015. OR you should hold an equivalent qualification such as The NVQ 3 caring for children & young people and be prepared to complete any additional work to meet the required level. More information on the role can be found within the Job and Person profile.

Night Care Assistant roles attract the following additional payments. This post is an overnight role, for the most part, and will include weekend and bank holiday working, as well as attendance at team meetings and reflective practice sessions. Night Care Assistants have the support of a Residential Childrens Worker who will sleep in, and wake, should the need arise.

**Plain/enhanced hours**

**Basic hourly rate**

**Unsocial hours enhancement**

**Total hourly rate**

Monday to Sunday 7am-7pm: plain time

£10.98

£0.00

£10.98

Monday to Sunday 7pm-7am: plain time plus one third

£10.98

£3.66

£14.64

Bank Holidays all hours: double time

£10.98

£10.98

£21.96

**Working for Derbyshire**

Derbyshire is also a great place to live and work. It's only a short drive to Derby, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Manchester but is also home to miles of beautiful countryside and has the Peak District National Park on its doorstep. The county enjoys house prices below the UK average and has great road and rail links. In addition to location, there are several perks to being a Derbyshire County Council employee:

- Local Government Pension Scheme
- generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
- travel expenses
- discount on leisure centre memberships
- free car parking at most sites
- an in-house counselling services
- occupational health service
- access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
- cycle to work scheme

We are looking for a warm and friendly individual who has a passion for young people's well-being and has a caring and patient nature.

The Managers are available to discuss role and responsibilities of the advertised post. We would welcome any applicants to request an appointment to visit Spire Lodge.

Contact: Mark Nichol -01629537539

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

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