Casual Waking Night Assistant in Leicester

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Casual Hours/ Bank / Children's Residential Homes

Playing a vital role in improving the lives of young people in Leicester.

Join our ever improving and expanding service, ensuring children are at the heart of our work. We are committed to working in partnership with children, families, and young adults to achieve the best outcomes. Based at any one of our 6 children’s homes or one of our newly opening homes based across the Leicester City Suburbs.You'llprovide care, guidance and support to children and young people, some of which have challenging behaviours, disabilities, or complex health care needs.

These are casual posts which means we will contact you in advanced for available shifts whichit’sup to you to take if available. Shifts will always be from 10pm to 8am. This will include working on weekends and bank holidays. For night or weekend working, payment will be at plain time plus a premium of 33.3percent.

It is required that Waking Night staff will not sleep on duty.You’llbe required to work from whatever location is necessary at the time and will be able to make your own way to your place of work, whether this be by your own car or public transport.

What you’ll be doing

You’llprovide consistent care when working with children and young people whilst being flexible and approach all tasks (including personal care), in a positive manner to ensure that the needs of the individual are paramount throughout the night.

Having experience with housekeepingyou’llcomplete various tasks such as cleaning surfaces, washing dishes, vacuuming, emptying waste bins, basic sewing repairs etc.You’llmanage stripping bed, soiled clothing/bedding, laundry sorting, washing, ironing, and distributing the linen.

You’llreport any incidents/accidents involving children as soon aspractically possibleto the senior staff on duty,you’llrisk assess the building regularly to ensure that everything is in order and report any breaches of building security.

You’llensure that theappropriate recordsrelating to children and young people and the team are kept up to date in the agreed format and are securely managed and filed.

What you’ll need

With the ability to buildappropriateand trusting relationships with children and young people,you’lldevelop theirself esteemand confidence. Having experience of working with people, and particularly those with challenging behaviour,you’llapproach situations in a diplomatic and sensitive manner.

You’llhave somepreviousexperience working in a caring role, with knowledge of moving and handling,you’llbe physically fit toassistwith lifting,in order toprovide personal care. Using yourgood levelof communication skills,you’llbe able to give and receive verbal handovers, write notes and report, including observations of children and young people. As an organisedindividualyou’llbe able to manage own workload with minimum direction.

Under the Equality Act 2010, you must be aged 21 and over and upon being offered a post, we will do an enhanced DBS check, qualifications check and reference checks.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance.You’llenjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

We’llalso give you the chance to develop your skills andexpertisewith a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, whereappropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package,take a lookat our benefits calculator.

Please note that Leicester City Council is unable to offer candidates visa sponsorship. So, if you are seeking this, we will not be able to progress your application.