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Relief Night Support Assistant

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

The Adult Education Service is part of Coventry City Council.  We provide a wide range of courses for Coventry residents age 19+ and much of our provision is targeted at people with the highest levels of need. 

We offer long courses in English, maths, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), ICT/Digital and vocational subjects such as Early Years, along with provision for adults with learning disabilities.  

We also offer a very wide range of short community courses in arts, crafts, music, dance, exercise, fitness and family learning.  In addition, we run a highly supportive study programme for young people.

Our work-based learning offer includes Apprenticeships in the following subject areas: 

  • Nursery Workers
  • Teaching Assistants
  • Leadership/Management; and 
  • Customer Care. 

We also provide courses for adults who are seeking work via the Council’s Job Shop. 

Our main base is at Southfields Old School, CV1 5EJ, with provision delivered at around 25 other sites within Coventry, mostly in areas of highest need.

We welcome applications from anyone who wants to make a difference to the lives of people in Coventry.  

What is the job role?

Housing with Care is a domiciliary care service that provides care and support to tenants living in single or double tenancy occupied premises belonging to Citizen Housing Group. 

We are currently seeking to appoint casual Night Support Assistants to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Housing with Care Team.

You will provide direct personal care and support to tenants in accordance with their needs and agreed care and support plans throughout the night.  This will be done in a dignified and respectful manner ensuring the maximum well-being of each individual and ensuring the rights of the tenant are upheld and promoted at all times, assuring the principles of choice, dignity, respect, privacy, empowerment, and fulfillment. 

You will be working alone throughout the night under the guidance of the Senior Mobile Night Support Assistant you will provide direct personal care and support to tenants in any of the HWC schemes.

You will need to ensure the right of the tenants are upheld and promoted at all times to provide a dignified and respectful service to maximise the wellbeing of the individual. 

You will undertake training and acquire appropriate qualifications, as required by relevant registering bodies and the City Council to enhance and improve personal development.

As a casual member of staff, you will be expected to cover shifts on a 6-week rota basis including weekends and bank holidays.  You will be working a 9.5-hour shift starting from 21.45 to 07.15.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

 

Who are we looking for?

  • Ideally, you will either have a Diploma 2 or equivalent (NVQ 3 in Social Care).
  • Have a  good knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.
  • Be able to work with management to ensure that all Service Users’ needs are being met to support their individual outcomes.
  • The ability to use own initiative and respond flexibly to the needs of Service Users promoting dignity, respect and choice at all times.
  • Have the ability to assess service user needs, record and maintain records both paper and electronic and monitor accordingly, to communicate and liaise with Service Users.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date: 19th October 2022

 

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards & benefits package which includes:

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
  • Pay progression through multiple increments
  • Opportunity for Salary Match
  • An outstanding local government pension scheme
  • Great opportunities to develop with access to accredited courses.
  • Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Service
  • Salary Sacrifice Scheme

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