Night Support Worker - Wansbeck House

Percy Hedley Foundation • Newcastle, NE

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Wansbeck House is an 8 bedded flat on the site of the Northern Counties School. The people we support are aged 17+ and require support with day-to-day activities including moving and handling, personal care, medication administration and eating and drinking. As well as supporting our young people to plan, choose and engage in activities and opportunities for socialising and maintaining relationships.
We are looking for a Night Support Worker with a passion for supporting young people with the highest standard of person-centred care to join our team at Wansbeck. It is a busy, lively environment full of fun and laughter where no two days are the same. As a Night Support Worker, you will provide support to the young people as needed throughout the night, ensuring that individuals are safe and supported as per their care and support plans. You will also support our young people with their morning routines; some of our young people attend day placements and/or education and need assistance to get ready. Our ideal candidate will be resilient, hold a good understanding of positive behaviour support and have experience working with young people who may have limited communication skills and behaviours that can be challenging. We do provide full support and training to enable our team to work within the positive behaviour support framework and provide additional training, as required, in NAPPI. We have strong relationships with external support teams such as the PBS team and community learning disability teams. Wansbeck is a residential service and is where our young people call home; therefore shift patterns are across 365 days a year on a rota basis

Requirements

• resilient
• hold a good understanding of positive behaviour support
• experience working with young people who may have limited communication skills and behaviours that can be challenging

Responsibilities

• provide support to the young people as needed throughout the night
• ensuring that individuals are safe and supported as per their care and support plans
• support our young people with their morning routines
• assisting young people to get ready

Benefits

• 23 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 28 days after 5 years service
• Access to a rewards scheme designed to save money on shopping
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Induction and ongoing training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Wellbeing support (including occupational health, physio services and counselling services)
• Access to discounted Nexus Travel Corporate Pop Card (payments spread over 12 months and deducted from salary each month)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed