Night Wake Officers, Children's Residential Services - Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Birmingham Children's Trust

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Description

We currently have vacancies at Charles House, Edgewood Road and Warwick House with various hours available.
You may sometimes be asked to work across any of our homes.

Are you passionate about caring?

Are you committed to supporting children using short breaks?

Are you highly experienced with working with children with a disability?

  • Competitive salary.
  • 29 days paid annual leave and an additional eight bank holidays.
  • This increases to 32 days after five years' service, and then 34 days after ten years' service.
  • Additional benefits
  • Pension Scheme
  • Our Practice Hub is dedicated to supporting staff in their learning and development.
Birmingham Children's Trust is going from strength to strength.

We are the largest provider of family support and social care services for children, young people and families in the country.

Our goal is to become a center of excellence in both social care and family support.

We have an excellent residential provision that offers long term and short breaks to disabled children and their families.

As part of Birmingham Childrens Trust the residential service benefit from then partnerships across the trust and work with Social Care Services Education and Health to provide wholistic services and the best package of care to children.


We are looking for a dynamic enthusiastic people who can engage with disabled children and are passionate about getting the best outcomes for children and their families.

The Residential provision is a 24hr service, applicants for these roles will be expected to work shifts, weekends and bank holidays.


The role


For this role we are looking for someone who has at least 2 years' experience of working with children including disabled children.

You will need to hold the QCF level 3 or equivalent or be willing to undertake the qualification within 6 months of starting the role.

You will be responsible for the care of the children at night; this will include personal care and some health care.

You will also be expected to undertake some laundry duties and contribute to the general running of the home. You will be expected to undertake a range of training, including training in communication with non
- verbal children and some health care training. We have specialist nurse trainers who will enable you to be competent in this area. You will also be expected to undertake a high level of personal care.

The Trust pay an enhanced night allowance of time and a third for hours worked between 8pm and 6am.


Edgewood Road Hawksley

Contact Anne Fenton on

Charles House West Heath

Contact Julie Clark on

Warwick House Acocks Green
**Contact Nicola Larkin on

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