Children’s Night Care Supervisor

Global Healthcare Jobs, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Children’s Night Care Supervisor to work full time based in Northampton.

The salary for this permanent Children’s Night Care Supervisor job is up to £21,054 per annum.

Main duties:

• Participate in hand over sessions with day staff to ensure that the anticipated or likely behaviour of clients Care Plans can be handled correctly
• Check the premises to ensure security
• Refer urgent telephone calls/incidents requiring immediate attention to the member of staff who is on sleeping-in duty in the home, so that appropriate corrective action can be taken
• Maintain case records and log routine telephone calls and incidents so that day staff are in possession of full information when undertaking their duties
• Undertake domestic duties (e.g. laundry, food preparation) to assist with the routine operation of the Unit where assessed as practical by Unit Manager
• Pursue appropriate staff development training programmes, which enable the post holder to undertake their duties in a professional manner, and in accordance with Unit/Departmental Policies, this includes attendance at staff meetings
• Undertake admission arrangements in accordance with departmental policies to cope with emergency situations
• Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description and which are commensurate with the grade of the post
• Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs
• Ensure that reasonable care is always taken for the health, safety and welfare of yourself, others and to comply with the policies and procedures relating to health and safety

Requirements of this job:

• Desirable to have the Level 3 Residential Child Care qualification or equivalent. Or a willingness to complete in post
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• An understanding of the needs of looked after young people
• Knowledge of relevant regulations, legislation and statutory guidance
• An understanding of intervention strategies
• Enhanced DBS clearance

Contact:

This job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.