Care Support Worker - Waking Nights
Job Description
Job summary
We're on the lookout for someone with great resilience to become a valuable part of our team. The successful candidate will be supporting our wonderful students during the night this may include providing medications, supporting personal care where needed or just making them feel comfortable .
Main duties of the job
As part of the Residential Student Support Team, you will be vital in helping our students to get the most out living away from home in a safe and supportive environment. You will also be responsible for carrying out any checks required for individual students in a professional and timely fashion throughout the night. It is vital that you accurately record and report students needs and progress throughout the night.
We know working with care can bring unsociable hours and regular changing Rota's, so at Henshaws we offer our staff a fixed Rota! This allows our staff to fit work around life and not life around work.
- Please note that we are not currently able to offer sponsorship for these roles. Applicants must therefore have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
About us
Henshaws is a northern charity supporting people living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to go beyond expectations. We believe that, wherever they are, everyone has the right to an independent and fulfilling life. Our support, advice and training enables people and their families build skills, develop confidence, help each other and look forward to a more positive future.
Job responsibilities
We're on the lookout for someone with great resilience to become a valuable part of our team. The successful candidate will be supporting our wonderful students during the night this may include providing medications, supporting personal care where needed or just making them feel comfortable .
As part of the Residential Student Support Team, you will bevital in helping our studentsto get the most out living away from home in a safe and supportive environment. You will also be responsible for carrying out any checks required for individual students in a professional and timely fashion throughout the night. It is vital that you accurately record and report students needs and progress throughout the night.
We know working with care can bring unsociable hours and regular changing Rota's, so at Henshaws we offer our staff a fixed Rota! This allows our staff to fit work around life and not life around work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care with willingness to work toward Level 3
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Henshaws Specialist College
Address
Bogs Lane
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 4ED
United Kingdom
