Night Support Worker - Children's Homes (Apply in minutes)

**£31,936 - £34,888 assuming good attendance**

Hours: Waking nights (4 on 4 off)

**Those huge small victories**

Working in our Children’s Homes means being a part of a young person’s day to
day life. This means being there for the highest highs and lowest lows. Our
night support workers are a part of enabling our young people to get their
childhood back and create pathways to become well rounded adults – an
incredibly rewarding role to have. There will be challenges along the way but
there will also be the smallest moments which feel like a huge small victory!

Our homes accommodate young people with social, emotional and mental health
needs, and our aim is to create the best possible outcome for the young people
in our care. Our night support workers are fulfilled by the idea of affecting
even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the
little things.

**Get out what you put in**

You’ll take care of the home and our young people through the night. There
will be times when a young person wakes up in the middle of the night dealing
with severe trauma, feeling ill, upset or just unable to sleep -having someone
there that understands them and provide support in that moment can make a huge
difference. Building a rapport and becoming someone our young people can trust
in their time of need is what we are looking for. In quieter times we will
need you to take care of tasks around the home such as paper work, cleaning
and laundry.

Working here is never dull, and the work really matters. It’s about tapping
into each young person’s needs, personality and potential - and guiding them
toward a positive future.

**What we do for you**

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we
reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With
us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people –
plus you’ll get:

* **Salary** : Base salary of £28,536 - £31,488

* **Bonuses** : £1,400 Attendance Allowance – assuming good attendance, £2,000 Regional Allowance, £1,000 Welcome Bonus
- on successful completion of probation & £1,000 Loyalty Bonus (after 12
months of employment)

* **Training** : A full 4-week induction on our Care Academy

* **Holiday** : You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 7 weeks’ holiday

* **Progression** : If career development is your thing, most of our team leaders and managers have been promoted from within our group – plus you could join our ‘Aspire’ future managers programme

* **Flexible benefits package** : meaning you can increasedecrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance – check out our benefits [here](https:www.witherslackgroup.co.ukcareersour-culturebenefits)

* **Wellbeing:** a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance

* **Medical cover** so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of **high-street discounts**

* **Beautiful working environments** with the very best facilities – check out our homes [here](https:www.witherslackgroup.co.ukour-locationsour-childrens-homes)

* **A recommend a friend scheme** that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

**Bring your whole-self to work**

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what
makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life,
diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that
diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young
people to be themselves. You don’t need experience, but there are a few things
we’ll be looking for from you:

* A ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others

* We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a must

* The resilience to be able to deal with challenging situations

* A full UK driving licence which you’ve held for at least 12 months

* If you don’t
have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), we’ll pay for
you to study and support you every step of the way

You’ll start life as a NSO by joining our ‘Care Academy’ – 4 weeks of off the
job training with experienced WG professionals to help you feel confident and
ready to support our young people.

**Join the UK’s best special education and care provider**

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about
our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led
employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

_The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare
of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will
cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer
welcoming applications from all sections of the community._

_For a full job description and person specification, please
click[here](http:witherslackgroup.box.coms27di1139tl3gzednv214efvg6plw20a2)._

_To view our ex-offenders policy please click_[
_here_](http:www.witherslackgroup.co.ukmediadj3myptcrecruitment-of-ex-
offenders-policy.pdf) _._

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