Night Community Care Worker

Night Community Care Worker

Dudley

REF/ 7528

£19,305.00 per annum  

37.5 hours per/ week

Permanent

Trident Group has over 50 years’ experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,400 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. It employs more than 850 staff, works with many volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships as part of the employment package. The Group has an annual turnover of more than £34m and owns assets close to £186m.

The Group consists of;

Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance

Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity providing services to those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and those who have been victims of domestic abuse across all age groups across the Midlands.

About the role

We are seeking to recruit an individual to join our team as a night community care worker who is, enthusiastic, flexible, reliable, compassionate, dedicated and wanting to make a difference for people with learning disabilities.

You will be responsible for providing person centred support to customers within their homes and local community. The role can be challenging but is equally rewarding due to the varied needs of individual customers we support. Punctuality and reliability are essential to meet the requirements of the role.

Experience within social care as well as a good understanding of challenges faced by people with learning difficulties, autism and mental health conditions would be advantageous, as would Level 2 NVQ in Health & Social Care.

Shifts include: 9pm-7am.

Key responsibilities:

Monitor customers health and wellbeing, record and report any changes to relevant internal and external bodies

Understand and act upon any safeguarding concerns

Support customers with life skills (including financial budgeting, diet, nutrition and exercise) and empower them to make a positive contribution to society

Effectively working in partnership with external agencies for the benefit of customers

About You

We are looking for applicants who are reliable, honest, caring, dedicated, and flexible and work on a rota basis to include bank holidays, weekends and sleep- ins. In addition, we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated staff to support our service users in all areas of their everyday living skills and daily activities – all in a person-centred way.

Strong interpersonal skills

Enthusiastic

Flexible

Reliable

Experience of working within a busy Care environment

Effectively working in partnership with external agencies for the benefit of customers

An understanding of Domiciliary Care

Provide high quality and dignified personal care for customers

To be fully aware of lone working effectively and safely

Excellent numerical and literacy skills

Applying

All applications must be accompanied with a current CV which will be used to assess your suitability for the role. Please ensure all the skills, experience and qualifications requested are clearly demonstrated in your CV as explained in the body of the advert.

All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and barring service (DBS)