Night Support Worker

We are recruiting for Night Support Workers to join our newly-established team, at our children's care home, Apple Tree Bungalow near Lincoln LN6.

About the position:

As a Night Support Worker, you will be key in helping young people with complex needs. This is a challenging role, but the rewards are incomparable to any other job.  You will be working in an environment where the little things that you do every day could have life-changing results. Your ambition for the young people you support will help them take steps to fulfilling their potential.

What will you be doing:

• Promoting the safeguarding of the young people in our care at the very heart of everything you do
• Participating in a wide range of innovative and exciting recreational events held within the home and wider community.
• Supporting the young people to develop their independence skills in their everyday life
• Creating positive relationships with the young people and offering them unconditional dignity and respect.
• Meeting the physical, emotional, behavioural and cultural needs of the young people.
• Continually maintaining accurate and clear record keeping.
• Working collaboratively as a team, to meet the changing needs of the young person and reflecting this within their individual records
• Actively contributing to the development of the team. Workforce development.

Desired experience and qualifications:

• A genuine passion for care and to be motivated by contributing to the progression of others.
• A strong team player who can also work using their own initiative
• A resilient personality whilst understanding the strength to seek support when needed
• Satisfactory written and oral communication skills
• Computer literacy
• A Diploma Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) or a willingness to complete this qualification within a fixed timeframe.

• A Diploma Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) is desirable, however not essential.
• Where you don’t hold a health and social care level 3/equivalent there is a willingness to complete a Level 3 qualification within a fixed (2-year max) timeframe which is fully funded through our quality ongoing training and development programme.

What you get in return:

• • Genuine career development - Opportunities with transparent pay grades (find out more here – Kisimul | Autism, Learning Disability, Residential Care)
  • Fully funded qualifications – Diploma Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
  • Blue light card - which give you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
  • Refer a friend - Earn upto £500 through our refer a friend scheme
  • WageStream - a financial wellbeing app, allowing you early access to some of your wages for those unforeseen expenses
  • Help@hand - a well being app which gives you access to unlimited GP appointments, confidentiality 24/7 mental health support and physiotherapy sessions
  • Life Assurance
  • Flexible working patterns

About Kisimul Group:

Kisimul Group Ltd are a group of independent specialist schools and adult provisions providing exceptional residential care and award-winning education to children, young people and adults with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, global development delay and associated challenging behaviour.

Click here to hear our teams talking about life at Kisimul:   https://youtu.be/pP-sFmzkR88

Take a look at our Virtual tour: Swinderby Tour | Autism, Learning Disability, Residential Care

Find out more about Meaningful Life Model:   https://youtu.be/XWo2VXzeGIg

All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check. Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.