Job Information
Pegsworth House, Children’s Home, Pegswood
Night Care Officer – Permanent
Working Pattern:
32.38 hours
Salary: A starting salary of £21,575 up to £21,968 (full time figure quoted). This figure excludes our single premium rate (SPR) payment which enhances your salary for unsociable hours and weekend working. This is paid at £16.77 per hour from 8pm to 6am.
Job Location: Pegsworth House Children’s Home, Pegswood, Northumberland
Do you want a challenging and rewarding career with real opportunities to change the lives of young people living in a children’s home? If you are dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic then we want to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to join a new home and to help shape and develop a new team.
Who we are:
We are a new, purpose-built NCC home. This is an exciting opportunity to be able to be in at the start of this exciting opportunity.
NCC operates 5 other children’s homes including a national secure children centre with education. Overall, the service employs approximately 200 care staff and 30 support services staff across the 5 sites. Our homes accommodate 25 young people aged 6 - 17, our main aim is to offer an exceptional family focussed caring environment where children and young people can feel safe and thrive in order to meet their full potential.
The service will be inspected by Ofsted on a yearly basis. Currently Pegsworth House Children’s Home is at the very start of it’s journey. It is crucial that everyone in our team is committed and motivated to meeting the needs of our young people and have high aspirations for each and every young person we live and work with.
Why choose us:
Working at Pegsworth House will give you the opportunity to be part of a team helping shape and develop our Children’s Residential Homes. It is not just a job, it’s one of the most rewarding career choices you will make. Our work is challenging and physical but if you have the drive and dedication, resilience and passion then you will enjoy an exciting and stable career with us.
It is important that our children are supported by adults with a range of professional and personal experiences, ensuring they have access to positive role models who can offer a range of skills and values to support our children to achieve their best possible outcomes in life.
We offer a comprehensive induction and shadowing process for all new staff, excellent training and development opportunities throughout your employment. Northumberland County Council acknowledges the importance of legacy planning, ensuring that our managers of the future are developed from within.
The staff centered approach is supported by the offer of regular one-to-one sessions to discuss and reflect on your work. As part of Northumberland County Council, you also benefit from a family-friendly policy, pension contributions, leisure and culture discounts at council venues and a range of other discounts.
The role:
At Pegsworth House we will have up to four young people (aged between 6 and 15yrs on admission). These young people are here through no fault of their own. They have often had a troubled and traumatic start to their young lives, but through positive and constructive interventions by a skilled and committed staff team they are supported to address their emotional, social, and educational needs to enhance their life chances.
Your personal qualities and life experience will help us create an environment of reflection, challenge, personal attention and specialist help. Your talents will help young people develop the values, skills, knowledge, self-control and direction that will enable them to fulfill their potential.
This role requires you to work a night shift pattern, with the occasional day shift to undertake training / meetings or 1:1 sessions. There is an enhancement paid between 8pm and 6am and weekends.
You must have a good general education and be willing and able to undertake relevant training. You will be supported to complete the Diploma Level 3 in Residential Childcare, which is a requirement of the job role.
You will work as part of a team to ensure quality, safe and effective care of each young person.
For further information please download the relevant Job Description.
Useful information:
You will work an average of 32.38 hours per week, following a designated night shift pattern based on 4 nights on and 4 nights off.
After reading this information if you are still excited about this opportunity, we would love to hear from you. We’re making a difference - be part of it.
The successful applicant for this post will be required to have Disclosure & Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.
For further information about the post please email childrens.residential@northumberland.gov.uk
26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
Flexi scheme – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, home working, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
Car leasing scheme
Please visit https://careers.northumberland.gov.uk/#staffbenefits for more information regarding our benefits.
Further information
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please check the Northumberland Council website.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications
