Care Officer Nights Ireland Lodge

CARE FOR OTHERS – MAKE A DIFFERENCE Brighton and Hove City Council are recruiting for one permanent Night Care Officer to work 12 hours a week.

Enhancements are paid for nights, weekends and Bank Holiday hours.

Are you looking for a rewarding, varied role in social care where each day can offer a fresh challenge?  Are you passionate about making a real difference to someone’s life?  Value treating people with dignity and respect?

Are you interested in supporting and caring for people with Dementia?

If you enjoy helping people and want to make a difference to their lives, we would very much like to hear from you.

Interviews to be held:
As soon as possible after closing date.

There is full information about the role below and attached but, if you would like an informal discussion, please contact Tina Johns Assistant Operations Manager on  or email (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds.

In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce ().Why work for us?

As a council, we want to:
• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us  which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.

How to apply

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and  part of your application, you will need to provide your education and career history and answer some application/shortlisting questions. Your answers to the application/shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview.

Before you start your application, please read our Shortlisting questions guidance () as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

AI advice for candidates

We are interested in hearing about your experience and skills in your own words. While we value people who know how to use AI, we ask that you minimise using it in your application.

We are keen to hear how your experience and skills align to our values and the skills and experience needed to perform well in our roles with clear real examples from you. To support you in this, we have guidance on using the STAR model which can help you ensure you are telling us your whole story. We also provide clarity on the skills we are looking for in our adverts and in the job description/person specification attached to each job advert.

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