Night Care Worker

Job Introduction

We have a vacancy for a Night Care Worker to be part of our experienced team, working alone overnight with the support from a colleague who will sleep-in.  Each shift is 10 hours in duration, and we are seeking someone to work 2 shifts per week on a rota basis.  

Location – Together Trust Children’s Home based in Lostock, Bolton, Greater Manchester

Hours – 20 hours per week (2 x 10-hour shifts per week) additional shifts will be available to cover colleague absences throughout the year.

Shift Timings – Start time 21:30 & End time 07:30

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. 

Salary - £13,989.33 per year which has already been pro-rated from the full-time equivalent salary of £26,230.00 per year.

Salary enhancement of time and a quarter for weekend shifts and during the week between 11pm and 6am.

Please note that this role involves “Lone Working” during the night.  You must feel independent, confident and competent in supporting young people during the night.  

Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People? Our children’s home in Lostock, Bolton, provides support for up to 5 young people with autism, 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.

You will be working 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 that they would receive as if it was their family home.

About the position….

The core tasks will include attending to the needs of the young people during the night.  

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:

• 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. 
• Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.

We also offer….

• Annual Leave 27-day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years.  Based on a working pattern of 5 days per week.   Hours/days less than full time per week will be pro-rated.  
• 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, rewards 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.
• We also provide a caring, supportive environment for all our employees, with a strong emphasis on a good work / life balance, and this something you can’t put a value on!

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.

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. 

If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way, please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you.