Night Care Assistant Crocus Fields
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2026 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG2 2HN |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7102 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 31.5 hours per week
Worker Type: Onsite Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £25.583 (Level one) rising to £26,403 per annum (pro rata for part-time) enhancements of 33% on top of the hourly rate from 11pm to 6am.
Location: Crocus Fields, Arkwright Walk, Nottingham, NG2 2HN
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Children's Night Care Assistant - Nottingham City Council are looking to appoint Children’s Residential Night Care Assistant at Crocus Fields short breaks unit for children and young people with disabilities. This is a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment that has received an OFSTED outstanding rating in October March 2025 and for the previous 10 years due to their commitment to disabled young people and their families.
The position is a fixed shift pattern on a 2-week shift rotation:
(Please note this an awake night role throughout this time period)
Week 1
Wednesday 10pm-7am
Thursday 10pm-7am
Friday 10pm-7am
Week 2
Monday 10pm-7am
Tuesday 10pm-7am
Saturday 10pm-7am
Sunday 10pm- 7am
About You
The ideal candidate will be able to:
· Give essential and personal care to children and young people with autism and learning or physical disabilities.
· Able to establish positive relationships with the young people, assessing needs and risk. Working jointly in preparation, implementation, and delivery of care plans.
· To ensure that the physical, emotional, religious, educational and psychological needs of children and young people are met.
· To support young people during the night and support them in their bedtime routines, this includes supporting young people with their medical and all-round health needs.
· To ensure a high standard of supervision and support is provided to assist children and young people with ASD and learning disabilities.
· Applicants must have experience of working with disabled people.
· Primary responsibility, will be to ensure the physical safety and security of the children and young people during the night hours. You will need to respond to the needs of the young people with a wide range of learning and physical disabilities and will be required to undertake domestic tasks and have general oversight of the building security.
- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Manager Joanne Wright , by telephone on 07984244355 or by email at joanne.wright@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 15th May 2026
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews Dates: TBC
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