Night Care Assistant HCC619043

Here at West Street we provide short term crisis respite services for adults with learning disabilities. As a Waking Night Care Assistant you'll play a key role providing personalised physical and emotional care to the people who stay with us, including helping with medication and providing personal care. Youll focus on ensuring a high standard of hygiene and safety, so people are comfortable and secure at night during their stay with us. Each of the people who stay with us is unique with their own individual physical, mental, social and emotional needs. Youll enjoy this fast-paced role and will be flexible and adaptable to meet individual needs. The role is diverse, and you will use your person-centred approach to focus on the service users strengths, promoting their independence and tailoring your support to the individual., You may already have experience of enabling or providing care, but its not essential. For this vital Night Care Assistant role your life experience is just as important as work experience. You'll need strong observational skills to closely monitor mental and physical health, responding quickly and appropriately to verbal and non-verbal signs.The wellbeing and safety of the people who stay with is will be at the forefront of all your decisions and supported by your excellent communication skills. You'll be comfortable working independently, assessing and evaluating situations during the night and deciding how to respond. Most importantly, you'll demonstrate our core values, showing patience, empathy and compassion. Basic IT skills and accurate information recording skills are also essential.In return we can offer you a comprehensive induction programme, so that you'll have all the training you need to do a fantastic job as a Night Care Assistant. You'll also get great satisfaction from
ensuring people are safe and comfortable at night whilst they stay with us.

Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance. We invest in you through our internal development programmes and training and offer a competitive salary and benefits package.