Job Introduction
Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People? Our children’s home in Walkden, Salford provides residential Care for Children and Young People with Learning difficulties and complex needs.
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: helping the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future.
We believe that everyone deserves a place to call home - whether that's a place to call your own or somewhere to get safety, stability and support. You’ll be helping children to grow their independence and shape their own story within a supportive, caring home.
We have vacancies for Children's Night Care Workers in our Walkden, Salford service to be part of our experienced team. You will work in a caring home environment with the wider team under the leadership of the Registered Manager, nurturing, and supporting the young people providing them with all the care, love and support they would receive as if it was their family home.
The role of a Night Care Worker is to work alone overnight with the support from a colleague (in an emergency) who will sleep-in. Each shift is 10 hours in duration, and we have 4 shifts to fill. We can recruit in the following ways:
Two positions working 2 x 10-hour shifts per week with a salary of £12,486.40 per role, per year.
Or…
One position working 3 x 10-hour shifts per week with a salary of £18,729.60 per year.
One position working 1 x 10-hour shift per week with a salary of £6,243.20 per year.
The full-time equivalent salary for a full-time role of 37.5 hours is £23,412.00 per year.
Salary enhancement of 25% uplift on hourly rate for weekend shifts.
Shifts will be worked flexibly throughout the week (including weekends) on a rotational basis. You must be willing to work unsociable hours during the night, following the agreed shift pattern, and to cover annual leave and sickness when necessary.
Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher wage than the government minimum. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.
About the position
The core tasks will include attending to the needs of the young people during the night, some of which have complex health conditions, domestic duties and appropriate record keeping.
You will be expected to attend staff meetings, supervision, and annual appraisals. As well as attending the Trust’s training courses and those provided in-house, together with a willingness to undertake an appropriate level QCF programme, including working the occasional day shifts to gather the relevant evidence to support the qualification.
You will also:
- Respect and promote the needs of each child, young person and adult arising from their racial, cultural and religious background.
- Maintain appropriate records on the child, young person and adult and ensure that information is passed onto other members of the team.
- Administer medication and simple medical procedures for the young people as appropriate, and a willingness to undertake training if required.
- Take responsibility for the security and maintenance of the service during the night,
What can you bring to the team?
Are you educated to GCSE level with flexibility, commitment and motivation? We are seeking individuals who have previous experience of working with young disabled people along with experience of recording information and working on your own initiative and as part of a team.
Benefits
- Annual Leave 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
- Proud to be a real living wage employer
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home
Is this you? Are you ready to make a positive change?
To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust look at our Job Description.
Apply now!
If this sounds like the place for you, and you think you have the relevant skills and experience we are looking for, apply now. If you have any questions relating to the role, please get in touch at jobs@togethertrust.org.uk. We would love to hear from you!
This service is regulated by Ofsted therefore all employees must be over the age of 22 years at the time of joining the service.
We may remove this advert should we find the successful candidate prior to the closing date therefore early applications are encouraged.
We currently do not provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.
In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.
