Children's Support Worker Agency Gwynedd

Role: Waking Night Support Worker

Location: Across the North-West of England and North Wales

Pay: £16+ per hour + Travel Expenses @ 25p/Mile

Hours:

• 8pm-8am

About the role

As a waking night support worker, you will be working with children and young people with a range of Mental Health issues on a 2 to 1 basis. You'll encourage and support the service user with evening activities and provide physical and emotional care throughout the night. Previous experience within a similar role is essential.

Duties include:

• You will be required to ensure that children and young people are provided with the highest quality of care possible and to assist them reaching their fullest potential.
• Waking Night staff are responsible for ensuring the home is secure during the night and should the children or young person awake, that they have a friendly face to support them and deal with any issues.
• To ensure children's safety and well-being is appropriately protected at all times
• To provide high standard help, care and support
• To enable clients / families or children and young people (as appropriate) to enjoy a range of food and support them to buy their food from various places including markets/ super-markets or specialist shops

The young people involved in these placements can have a range of needs, including:

• Challenging & aggressive behaviour
• Learning disability
• Autistic Spectrum Condition
• ADHD
• Personality Disorder
• Self-Injury
• M.H diagnosis
• Victims of the range of abuses
• Inappropriate behaviours

Criteria for these roles are:

• Child and Adult DBS - on the update service
• 1 year minimum experience in a similar role
• NVQ Level 3 in childcare or equivalent (desirable not essential)
• References covering the last 3 years

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