Advanced Support Worker (Waking Nights)

Community Integrated Care; Mintlaw; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking an Advanced Support Worker for Waking Nights in Mintlaw. This role involves supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism, participating in engaging activities, and providing high-quality care in a purpose-built environment. With competitive pay and numerous benefits, this position is ideal for compassionate individuals dedicated to making a positive impact.

Benefits

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Guaranteed & Contracted Hours

Shopping Discounts Scheme

Ongoing professional development

Financial Hardship Fund

Investment in your wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience with adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health.
• Willingness to learn specialist skills like Positive Behavior Support, Makaton, and PECS.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities and autism overnight, ensuring safety and engagement.
• Engage in activities such as walking, cycling, arts and crafts, and outings.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Compassion

Reliability

Honesty

Determination

Resilience

Education

Level 3 in Social Care

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Advanced Support Worker (Waking Nights), Mintlaw

Community Integrated Care is recruiting for an Advanced Support Worker, with flexible shift patterns. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced support worker to step up. You will support adults with learning disabilities and autism, who have complex needs, to lead the best life possible.

Benefits & USP’s:

• £14.81 per hour
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Work for a multi award-winning charity that invests all its profits back into the people we support, our workforce, and our local communities
• Managed by supportive leaders
• 28 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• Pension Scheme
• No uniform—casual clothes allowed
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your DBS / PVG
• Based in one location, no need to be a car driver
• Guaranteed & Contracted Hours
• Spend your shift with the person you support, making a real impact
• Shopping Discounts Scheme
• Ongoing professional development and progression opportunities
• Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
• Financial Hardship Fund
• Investment in your wellbeing

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities, committed to providing support based on the principles of choice, dignity, and respect. Our vision is ‘Your Life, Your Choice’ and our strategy is ‘Best Lives Possible’. We pride ourselves on our values and pioneering new ways of delivering social care, having won or been shortlisted for numerous awards.

Our dedicated Support Workers are passionate about going ‘the extra mile’, and in return, we invest in their pay, recognition, wellbeing, and professional development. We provide comprehensive training, support, and PPE, and support career development if you wish to grow with us.

Role Details:

This is a new purpose-built service for 5 individuals requiring support 24 hours a day, initially with 2:1 staffing, potentially changing as residents settle. We need support staff for waking nights, with shift patterns around 10 pm to 7 am, possibly evolving to sleepovers or smart tech overnight support. Activities include walking, cycling, arts & crafts, baking, outings, cinema, music, and social activities. Experience with adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health, and sensory communication is essential, with a Level 3 in Social Care preferred.

Candidate Qualities:

• Patience, empathy, compassion, and sensitivity
• Strong work ethic, reliability, honesty, determination, resilience
• Ability to connect and support independence
• Willingness to learn specialist skills like Positive Behaviour Support, Makaton, and PECS

During recruitment, you'll meet the individuals in their home to understand their personalities and needs. Our company values include We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable, guiding us to deliver high-quality, consistent care.