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SalaryPermanent contract | 25.66 hours per week | £16,298 to £16,570 per annum (Grade D) plus weekend working allowance | King’s Lynn
Night Care Assistant
Marshfields is a short breaks children’s home for children with disabilities and complex health needs in King’s Lynn.
We are looking to recruit night waking staff to join our amazing team who have high aspirations for the children and are passionate and committed to ensuring children feel safe, have fun and reach their full potential. Ideally you will have experience and/or knowledge of working with children with a diverse range of individual needs including young people on the autistic continuum. However, training and support will be given to the right candidate.
The night waking role will include working evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Night waking staff are supported by a qualified member of staff who sleeps in. In addition to your salary, you will receive generous enhancements for weekend and bank holiday work.
Now is the time to join our team to develop your career and attain your Level 3 Children’s Workforce Diploma (which is fully funded).
Norfolk County Council offers a host of other benefits, such as our excellent local government pension scheme and you can receive corporate savings through our Norfolk Rewards scheme.
Additionally, there are a multitude of opportunities for personal and professional development via various training and education routes.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.
To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discount programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job. Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.
Closing date for redeployees to receive priority consideration: 15 May 2024
Closing date: 22 May 2024
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.
We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.
We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
