Night Care Practitioners in Montrose

Hours: Various contracts available

Salary: £31,230 - £38,377 (SCP 22-30) (pro rata for part time hours)

Onboarding Requirements

Welcome to Rossie – you will undertake supernumerary shifts, incorporating time with an L&D Coach and allocated Mentor as well as job shadowing/learning. You will also spend time with a Duty Manager learning about fundamental aspects of security, in preparation for utilising secure keys. This will take place over a 5 day period (Monday to Friday) prior to commencing shifts within the Houses.

Crisis Aggression Limitation Management (CALM):

• 1 day Induction
• 5 day accreditation: 2 days theory and 3 days physical
• Thereafter: Re-accreditation x 1 per year commencing 1 year after initial accreditation
• Practice sessions – minimum of 4 per annum (different options are offered over the course of the year).

Job Description

The primary responsibility is to provide overnight care and support to young people, ensuring their well-being in a safe and nurturing environment by attending to their physical, emotional, and safety needs.

Supporting Young People's Needs

• Understand each young person's needs, and provide tailored support and assistance with bedtime routines and night-time needs.
• Establish safe and containing relationships with young people which allow them to feel cared for, offering emotional support during the night-time.
• Promote sleep hygiene principles and good practice in working with young people’s plans.
• Participate in the Team Around the Child (TAtC) approach, and contribute to the assessment of Young People’s risks and needs through care plans.
• Maintain a calm, safe, nurturing and stimulating living environment that promotes a positive night-time routine and a good night’s sleep.

Safety and Well-being

• Ensure well-being checks to protect young people are undertaken and recorded within procedure and good practice.
• Uphold safety protocols to prevent incidents, accidents and injuries. This includes close observations and supervision of young people, de-escalating conflict and responding to challenging behaviours.
• Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment.

Advocacy and Empowerment

• Champion the rights of young people according to relevant legislation and Rossie's policies, respecting their privacy, choices and cultural backgrounds.
• Build trusting and supportive relationships with young people whilst acting as a role model.

Supporting Growth and Development

• Contribute to the prevention and management of distressed behaviour in children and young people.
• Support the social, emotional and identity development of children and young people.

Compliance and Professional Practice

• Ensure all care provided adheres to Rossie's policies, legislation and relevant guidance.
• Stay up to date on and implement best practices in residential childcare, creating a high-quality care environment through trauma-sensitive and attachment-informed approaches.

Documentation, Collaboration and Communication

• Promote effective communication for and about individuals.
• Undertake routine administrative tasks and provide written reports of young people's needs, progress and incidents.
• Work effectively as part of a team supervising/monitoring/supporting young people to reach their full potential.
• Maintain clear and positive communication with colleagues, families and stakeholders, fostering collaboration for the young people's benefit.

Additional Responsibilities

• Actively participate in supervision, training/online training and other required meetings.
• Complete necessary inductions and ongoing training to fulfil job duties and achieve/maintain SSSC registration.
• Completion of all mandatory training commensurate with the requirements of the role and as directed by Rossie.
• Maintain a flexible approach to work schedules as directed by the Night Duty Manager/Care Managers.
• Undertake any additional duties assigned by the management team that are consistent with the role.
• Ensure all delegated household/cleaning tasks are completed and recorded within the night objectives.

Person Specification

Knowledge Base (Essential)

• Understanding of the needs of young people
• Awareness of Employer and Employee Code of Conduct as set down by the SSSC
• Understanding of trauma and child development factors impacting young people

Knowledge Base (Desirable)

• Residential childcare provision such as secure accommodation
• Relevant experience in writing reports, plans and records for young people and external agencies
• Trauma-Informed practice
• Attachment theory
• Childcare legislation
• GIRFEC and care planning
• Intervention models
• Child protection protocols
• The Promise – Promise Plan

Qualifications (Essential)

• Ability to undertake HNC + SVQ 3 Social Care
• Ability to undertake training in Behaviour Management/Physical Intervention
• Ability to undertake induction, continuous professional learning and role-related online training

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Possess or working towards the HNC in Social Care and/or an SVQ in Care at Level 3 (or Caring for Children and Young People) – you must be able to demonstrate you are working towards these qualifications
• SVQ3 – Children and Young People
• HNC (preferably in Social Care)
• Other Relevant SSSC Registered Award
• Leisure/Recreation Qualifications/Awards

Experience (Essential)

• Working with Young People in a voluntary/employment capacity
• Team working

Experience (Desirable)

• Employment in Youth Work, Child Care or Social Care
• Residential childcare/Night Care
• Advocacy and representation on behalf of a young person
• Intervention with young people and their families
• Liaison/networking with other professionals
• National Practice Model including GIRFEC

Skills (Essential)

• Ability to build and sustain appropriate relationships with young people and colleagues
• Good interpersonal and motivational skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Empathy, patience and understanding
• Ability to cope with challenging situations
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to keep accurate records and write reports
• Time management and ability to work under pressure

Skills (Desirable)

• Risk Assessment & needs analysis
• Formulate and implement care plans

Professional Qualities (Essential)

• Respectful of children, young people, families and colleagues
• Ability to support and commit to working as a team, making effective efforts to develop skills and competencies of yourself and others
• Capabilities in relation to maintaining/reviewing the safety and welfare of children and young people
• Understand the importance of safe care
• Recognise own areas of responsibility and accountability
• Maintain high standards of service delivery
• Have a consistency of approach in work practice
• Positive role model and self-care skills

Personal Qualities (Essential)

• Resilient
• Ability to work on your initiative whilst taking responsibility for your actions
• Work under pressure and remain calm
• Ability to work on own and as part of a team
• Able to effectively manage relationships/boundaries
• Self-motivated
• Demonstrates can-do approach
• Approachable, inclusive and respectful
• Carry out role with credibility and professionalism; structured approach to planning and organising with an ability to prioritise
• Flexible and adaptable in dealing with challenging situations
• Emotionally self-aware, level headed and aware of the range of emotions in others
• Positive Role Model

Full Clean Driving Licence (Essential)