Working hours: 27 hours 45 minutes per week. The hours of the post will be worked across 3 nights per 7-day week on a rolling working pattern, including weekends and bank holidays.
Contract Type: Part Time/Fixed Term until 30-09-2025
Location: Beatrice Webb Residential Home, Blackwood
This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Residential Services Team.
We pay an attractive salary of £19,188 - £20,541 and offer access to training and development opportunities.Do you have a passion for working in care? Are you reliable and enthusiastic? Do you consider yourself a 'night owl'?
Beatrice Webb Residential Home is looking for a Night Care Assistant to provide personal care and emotional and practical support to older people. We provide a homely atmosphere and ensure the rights, independence and well-being of our residents is supported and maintained.
Experience of working with older people would be beneficial although not essential. You must have knowledge of the principles that underpin quality care e.g. dignity and choice. You must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, possess clear understanding of the sensitive and confidential nature of the post and be courteous and responsive to the needs of individuals.
For the role, we ask that you have: - A Level 2 in Care (Previously known as NVQ 2) or a willingness to achieve the qualification within a specified timeframe.
- Knowledge of person-centered care
- The ability and willingness to work flexibly including weekends, bank holidays and sleep in duties.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stacey Suggit on 01495 225773 or email SUGGIS@CAERPHILLY.GOV.UK
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Social Care Wales (Registration) Rules 2023 set out the requirement for all residential childcare workers, domiciliary care workers, adult care home workers, residential family centre workers to be registered with Social Care Wales within six months from your start date in post.
