1 Withdean Court Avenue (On-Site)
Permanent, Part time
£27,269 - £27,711 Plus enhancements for night hours, weekend working and bank holidays
28.5
Job introduction
Do you have some experience of working with children with learning disabilities?
Are you looking for a rewarding and varied role?
If so then we would like to hear from you.
Tudor House provides residential short breaks for up to five children and young people with learning disabilities between the ages of 8 and 18. Our dedicated team of staff work hard to create a positive, safe, stimulating and homely environment in which each young person’s specific needs are met, and they are supported to develop and learn new skills while having fun.
We are currently rated outstanding by Ofsted.
For an informal discussion, please contact Clare Brunt, Practice Manager on 07795336076.
About the role
You will join a team of committed staff in supporting the young people staying at Tudor House, some of whom have Autism with associated challenging behaviour and others with complex physical needs. As a night worker you will be there to offer assistance during the night as well as support young people with their bedtime and morning routines. The role involves:
• supporting young people with intimate personal care where required
• Some manual handling and use of hoisting equipment
• undertaking a range of domestic tasks overnight including cleaning, tidying and doing the laundry
• assisting with the administration of medication
• using various communication tools to help children express themselves
• maintaining written records
• keeping yourself and others safe during times of challenging behaviour
About you
You will need to have:
• Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification) or be willing to obtain this qualification, which is now an apprenticeship, within 2 years of starting the job
• some understanding of childcare or child development
• good written, numerical, and organisational skills
• the ability to work on your own initiative and think quickly in difficult situations
• the ability to work as part of a team
• the ability to meet the physical, emotional and mental demands of the job e.g. be fit to undertake manual handling tasks or respond to behaviours of concern when necessary
You will need to be able to work a four-week rolling rota including some weekends and attendance at team meetings once a month.
Working for us
We can offer you:
• a generous salary
• time and a half for working at weekends, double time for working on a bank holiday and time and a third for working at night (between 8pm and 6am)
• the opportunity to volunteer to work extra shifts
• a career average pension scheme
• generous holiday, up to 25 days a year
• regular 1:1 supervision meetings and monthly team meetings
• a fantastic range of other staff benefits - you can get discounts with high street retailers such as Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Argos, and Boots as well as cinemas, local attractions and holiday companies via our external benefits provider
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us
Company information
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Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.