Health and Social Care Officer (Nights)

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, hardworking, and flexible individual to join our team as a Health and Social Care Officer working night shift.

We provide a specialist respite and crisis service that supports adults with learning disabilities with additional complex support needs within a building base.

The service enables Families and Carers to have a short break while we support their relative within the service. Health & Social Care Officers play a vital role within the team working together to provide a supportive and safe environment for those Staying at Castle Dene.

This post does not require specific experience or professional qualifications. What they really need is your caring approach, your patience, and your commitment to making a real difference to people’s lives.

Maintaining the dignity of people must always be a priority and successful applicants must be able to deliver care and support with sensitivity.

You will use learn to use person centred approaches to ensure that the needs and aspirations of the individuals we support are met and support people to express themselves, make choices and utilise their own unique forms of communication/expression.

Maintaining the dignity of people must always be a priority and you need to be able to deliver personal care and assistance with meals with great sensitivity.

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.

As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.

You must be available to work a six-week rota pattern which includes working some weekends. There are enhanced payments for working unsocial hours. The shifts start at 9pm and finish at 8am.

Benefits:

• Regular supervision, training, generous annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays with the ability to buy additional leave.


• Access to health assured, mindfulness sessions and other wellbeing initiatives.


• Access to a generous, defined pension scheme.


• Access to a number of schemes such as vehicle leasing, bike to work, home electronics and annual travel pass.

Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form.

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