Nottingham City Council

Night Care Assistant Crocus Fields

Nottingham

£25.5k – £26.5k/yr

Posted 4 days ago

Early applicant

On-site

Part-time

Entry Level

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 31.5 hours per week

Worker Type:  Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £25.583 (Level one) rising to £26,403 per annum (pro rata for part-time) enhancements of 33% on top of the hourly rate from 11pm to 6am.

Location: Crocus Fields, Arkwright Walk, Nottingham, NG2 2HN

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

Children's Night Care Assistant - Nottingham City Council are looking to appoint Children’s Residential Night Care Assistant at Crocus Fields short breaks unit for children and young people with disabilities. This is a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment that has received an OFSTED outstanding rating in October March 2025 and for the previous 10 years due to their commitment to disabled young people and their families. 

The position is a fixed shift pattern on a 2-week shift rotation: 

(Please note this an awake night role throughout this time period)

Week 1

Wednesday      10pm-7am

Thursday          10pm-7am

Friday               10pm-7am

Week 2

Monday            10pm-7am

Tuesday           10pm-7am

Saturday          10pm-7am

Sunday             10pm- 7am 

About You

The ideal candidate will be able to:

·        Give essential and personal care to children and young people with autism and learning or physical disabilities.

·         Able to establish positive relationships with the young people, assessing needs and risk. Working jointly in preparation,      implementation, and delivery of care plans.

·        To ensure that the physical, emotional, religious, educational and psychological needs of children and young people are met. 

·         To support young people during the night and support them in their bedtime routines, this includes supporting young people with    their medical and all-round health needs.

·          To ensure a high standard of supervision and support is provided to assist children and young people with ASD and learning disabilities.

·         Applicants must have experience of working with disabled people.

·         Primary responsibility, will be to ensure the physical safety and security of the children and young people during the night hours. You will need to respond to the needs of the young people with a wide range of learning and physical disabilities and will be required to undertake domestic tasks and have general oversight of the building security.

-          A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.   

 

You can find the job description for this post here [https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/xaghsnzv/7102-night-care-assistant.docx].

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1014] for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Manager Joanne Wright , by telephone on 07984244355 or by email at joanne.wright@nottinghamcity.gov.uk [joanne.wright@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 15th May 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews Dates:   TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support [https://emss.org.uk/support]

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions. [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/pages/1006]

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

  • 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
  • Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
  • Smart Working – to support your work life balance
  • Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.     We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.    

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

Skills

Personal care

Autism support

Learning disabilities support

Physical disabilities support

Care planning

Risk assessment

Bedtime routines

Medical support

Building security

Domestic tasks

Communication

Compassion

Supervision