Night Care Assistant Disabilities

This is a Full Time Permanent Position. This post is not available for Visa Sponsorship therefore is only open to applicants who have the right to work in the UK.

Are you playful and accepting, can you show curiosity and empathy? If you can then you have something really special to offer our Children living in Children’s Homes. If trauma brings resilience, then our Children are superheroes - they deserve the best; the best homes, the best help, the best opportunities, and children tell us over and over again, it’s the staff that matter.

We believe that we need the right people, with the right commitment, skills, tenacity, imagination, and energy in order to offer the best to our children. To do this you will be offered high quality support, training, guidance, and development and be part of a motivated and ambitious team. Hull City Council has been on a journey of improvement and has become a leading provider of Children's Homes. We are committed to developing nurturing, high quality homes where children can thrive and achieve their next steps.

If you want to be part of Hull's journey and make a real difference to children, now is a great time to join. We are recruiting a position within our Disability Children Home. This post involves being part of a team, working with children and young people with complex health needs and disabilities. You will be expected to work with the children during the night supporting with personal care needs, monitoring health needs and assisting to ensure children are safe and comfortable through the night. The post also involves some basic domestic and office duties.

You will need to have some care experience, preferably with children and have the ability to write up records and communicate well with colleagues and senior staff. You will need to follow policies and procedures and undertake necessary training and development opportunities.

To provide personal care, including emotional, physical and practical support for children/young people with learning disabilities and associated physical and sensory impairments. To enable children/young people to enjoy an improved quality of life based on individual care plans.

• To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults within the Disability Service.
• Statutory Obligations – To contribute to and implement each young person’s individual care plan and risk assessment. To ensure all outcomes are met and identified outcomes achieved and to provide a high quality of care for children with disabilities and complex care needs.
• To attend to the physical needs of children/young people, including dressing, washing and bathing, toileting and other personal care needs. To encourage and help children to undertake personal care tasks for themselves.
• To assist in preparation of light snacks, drinks, and support children/young people where required to eat and drink ensuring dietary needs are met including appropriate choice of food.
• To help prepare and implement individuals care plans and be responsible for ensuring the correct balance of care is provided between undertaking care tasks for the individual and guiding and supporting in the development of daily living skills.
• To support care staff when administering medication as prescribed by the medical practitioner and to maintain appropriate records according with the Home medical policy and departmental procedures.
• To review individual care plans taking into account changing needs and assessment of risk, including liaising with other professionals in the care of the child.
• To be fully knowledgeable with the fire procedures within the home, to know where the fire extinguishers and escape routes are and what action to take in the event of a fire.
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health & safety and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate H&S policy.

Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:

• A competitive salary
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• Great career development opportunities

Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description. We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.