Night Care Practitioner

ClwydAlyn Housing Limited; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community care organization in Wrexham seeks a proactive individual to support day-to-day care delivery for vulnerable individuals with mental health challenges. Responsibilities include maintaining high-quality accommodation, assisting in care planning, and completing care duties using IT systems. The ideal candidate will have at least an NVQ/QCF Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care, alongside excellent communication skills and a willingness to work flexible hours. This role offers a range of benefits, including extensive annual leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday + Bank Holidays

Up to 8% employer pension contributions

Cycle to Work scheme

Eye care vouchers

Free hot meals for staff

Enhanced maternity package

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ/QCF Level 2 or a willingness to work towards it.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Competence in using IT systems for care planning.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day care delivery and maintain quality accommodation.
• Work with care practitioners to maintain individual care plans.
• Complete care duties using IT systems and demonstrate flexibility.

Skills

Effective communication skills

IT competency

Ability to work on own initiative

Teamwork

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

About Chirk Court

30 hours a weeek

The role involves actively supporting the day-to-day delivery of care, ensuring the provision of good quality, safe accommodation that empowers vulnerable individuals with mental health challenges to live as independently as possible, working as part of a team to maintain individual care plans to a high standard, completing care duties and planning using IT systems, and demonstrating flexibility to work unsocial hours and weekends while maintaining a positive, proactive approach to overcoming challenges and achieving positive outcomes.

This role requires an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check which we pay for.

You must complete or have one of the following qualifications

• Minimum NVQ/QCF Level 2 or a willingness to work towards this in Health and Social Care Registration with Social Care Wales once completed.
• Effective communication skills (written & oral) are essential.
• Use of computers and technology to input information and access care planning- Training and support will be provided.
• The ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

Job Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday + Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days), with the opportunity to sell/purchase more annual leave?
• Receive up to 8% employer pension contributions.
• Join a Cycle to Work scheme.
• Receive eye care vouchers.
• Free hot meals provided to staff when working.
• Excellent enhanced maternity package and many other company benefits.
• Working for a company who has won Best Mental Health and Wellbeing Award in 2024

What the role involves

• To actively support the day-to-day delivery of care and ensuring the provision of good quality, safe, supported accommodation.
• To be part of a team and work with the care practitioners and other staff in ensuring that all residents individual care plans are regularly maintained to a high standard, as required by our regulatory body.
• To effectively support residents and to complete care duties, be competent in care delivery completion and care planning via use of IT systems.
• Flexibility to work unsocial hours and weekends is essential, where required.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate a flexible working approach, have a positive and proactive personality and able to overcome challenges and difficult situations whilst achieving positive outcomes.

What Skills and Qualifications do I need to be able to do this role

• You will need a minimum of NVQ /QCS level 2 and book 1 All Wales Induction Framework Principles and Values certification
• Social Care Wales Registration
• Registration of all social care workers is required in Wales. The qualifications and workbooks will enable you to register with Social Care Wales and ClwydAlyn endorse your formal qualification once commenced in post.
• Social Care Wales fees for registration and re-registration in the future are paid by ClwydAlyn to support our staff.