Hertfordshire County Council
Waking Night Support Worker
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Job Introduction
Job Title
Waking Night Support Worker
Starting Salary
£25,583 (£13.26 an hour)
Progressing to £28,141 (£14.58 an hour) plus time and a third for working between 10pm and 7am and 6% MUSHA Payment for weekend working per annum (pro rata for part time) - Pay award pending
Hours
20 Monday and Thursday
Location
Rickmansworth
Contract Type
Permanent
Directorate
Adult Care Services
About The Team
Harefield road in Rickmansworth is a supported living service, with 5 self-contained flats, supporting adults with a dual diagnosis of learning disabilities and mental health.
The staff team is comprised of 12 staff, including 4 waking night staff.
About The Role
Working in peoples’ own homes at Harefield Road, to support them with:
- To support people, in line with their support plans, including people with complex emotional, physical and health needs to maximise and maintain their independence.
- The support you will give may include personal care, moving and handling, administering medication as needed and supporting with health needs such as epilepsy.
- Act as a named link worker to individuals, developing or contributing to support plans, risk assessments and guidelines
- Undertake medication duties, including training, administration and recording.
- To be responsible for handling of people’s finances in line with support plans and policy.
- Participate in the Performance Management and Development Scheme (PMDS); attend regular formal supervision and training
- Lead and coordinate shifts
- Assist with daily household tasks
- Support people to attend health appointments as and when required
- Participate in improving the quality of service experienced by the people we support.
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In this service we support people with personal care, which can involve using moving and handling equipment and you would need to be physically able to manage this type of work.
This role involves shift work on nights, including weekends and bank holidays throughout the year.
About You
Essential:
- Experience of supporting people with learning and mental health issues.
- Either have an NVQ/QCF level 2 qualification or equivalent or be willing to work towards an RQF level 2
- The ability to reflect on your own experiences and practice to build professional relationships with the people we support, family carers and other agencies to understand the needs and rights of disabled adults
- Confident in the use of a computer to organise and record information clearly and accurately, update support plans, attend online training sessions, send emails etc.
- Always aware of risks and how they can be minimised ensuring the health and safety of colleagues and the people we support.
- Experience leading and coordinating shifts on a regular basis
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is Level 6. Please locate the job profile here: Job profiles - Health and social care.
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To hear more about this opportunity please contact karen.sweeney@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
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How To Apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional Information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
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