Night Support Worker - Children's Residential Home

Are you looking for a rewarding and unique opportunity?

Here at Superhiring, we are on a search for an enthusiastic and driven Children's Night Coach to join our Ofsted Regulated LD Children's Home in Eastbourne. We strive to encourage and motivate children, young people and young adults to develop and enhance life skills. We participate in a range of leisure activities, educational interests and social opportunities which offer positive challenges within a safe and structured environment.

Daily responsibilities

To support and meet the needs of the young people in our care and for the direct allocated support on a waking night shift.
To help young people take responsibility for themselves and to act responsibly towards others; in accordance with the Children Act 1989.
Making sure health and safety standards in the home are being met and that you are keeping on top of the upkeep of the home.
Administrative work and keeping a record information that impacts the daily running of the home.
To ensure that young people carry as much responsibility for their own lives as they can, keeping them informed of their circumstances and rights, involving them in planning their lives, supporting them and helping them towards taking greater control and responsibility
Household Responsibilities:

Ensuring the young people are looked after at night safely and securely
To ensure that the maintenance of the house is at a good standard by caring for all equipment and the overall environment.
To be accountable for moneys that have been allocated and spent for specific reasons.
Ensuring health and safety checks are complete in line with policies and Ofsted regulations and standards.
What are we looking for?

You will need to be willing to develop skills, knowledge and experience, in accordance with a personal development plan.
You will be kind caring and compassionate to accommodate for all of the young people's needs.
You will have experience in working with children who display challenging behaviour. (For example, severe autism and ADHD)
You will be Resilient and be able to manage all challenges in a caring way.
You will have completed your Level 3 NVQ in Children's Residential Care and/or hold an equivalent qualification.
Enhanced DBS Check or be subject to one should you be successful.
This job description outlines the general ways in which it is expected you will meet the overall requirements of the post. The list of tasks is not an exclusive one and duties may vary from time to time. This job description is subject to regular review

Why should you work for SuperCare?

We're on a mission to be the number 1 provider of children's homes in London and the South East. Our commitment to supporting and empowering our staff helps us build incredible teams of caring professionals that want to grow their careers with SuperCare, as backed up by our 98% staff retention rate!

As a member of SuperCare you'll get:

Our "1 Day on 2 Days Off" rota
Private health insurance and 24/7 GP access
Gym membership stipend per month, so you can choose where you gym!
Best-in-class compensation (we pay 20% higher than market rate)
Fully-paid support to complete your Level 3 and Level 5 NVQ's (which will help you earn even more)
Pension plan with Nest
Access to our company bonus scheme
And on top of that the opportunity to empower children with learning disabilities to be the best people they can possibly be! What more could you ask for?

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