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Residential Nigh Awake Childcare Officer
Job Posted: 8 hours ago
Salary: £ 26,101 - 28,234 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Chelmsford
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Residential Night awake Childcare Officer
Salary: £26,101 - £28,234 per year. There is a night awake allowance of £45.68 per night*.
Hours - Shift pattern: Mon -Thu 9.45pm – 8.30am 40 hours
Full Time and Part Time Permanent roles
Teaching Personnel have a great opportunity to work with a school for autistic children in the centre of Chelmsford.
Roles and Responsibilities
To receive a briefing relevant to the previous day from senior team member leading the shift
To check all children at 30-minute intervals, unless otherwise instructed, or the need arises
To change and wash/shower children who are wet or dirty, unless otherwise instructed
To offer basic medical supervision under the instruction of the person in charge for the evening and to monitor pupils known to be unwell
To alert all staff on shift of any child who becomes unwell in the night
To take appropriate action to ensure the health, safety and security of all children and staff
To ensure that all children are encouraged to remain in their bedrooms throughout the night, unless otherwise instructed
To be aware of emergency procedures, e.g. fire drills, and, as the most alert person during the night, to telephone the emergency services in case of fire or emergency
To be aware of, and implement, procedures for dealing with disturbances, intruders or inappropriate activity
To maintain a daily log which records any instances of inappropriate activity, disturbances or medical problems
To remain awake and vigilant all night, to undertake such duties that are in keeping with the nature of the post which shall be determined by the Head of Residential Care or their representative on duty. Priority should be given to the security and protection of pupils
To liaise with morning staff regarding all children, and ensure adequate hand-over information is given
To assist colleagues during hand-over periods
Qualifications
Relevant qualifications, e.g. NVQ in Care Level 3 or similar
Experience of working with young people and children
Experience of working with special needs
Experience of working in a residential setting
Ability to administer medication
Full driving licence
Ability to drive a minibus or a willingness to undertake training when in post
Good knowledge of First Aid
Relevant legislation, e.g. Children Act and Child Abuse legislation
If this opportunity is for you please send your CV to Abigail Simpson
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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