Female Night Support Worker

Voyage Care; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is looking for a Female Night Support Worker in Ashton-under-Lyne. In this role, you will assist with personal care and bedtime routines, ensuring the safety and well-being of residents throughout the night. Candidates should have a passion for enhancing quality of life and the ability to support individuals with various needs. This position offers competitive pay with additional benefits such as enhanced overtime rates and a flexible pay scheme.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support.
• Ability to assist with personal care and bedtime routines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with bedtime routines and personal care.
• Complete regular checks throughout the night.
• Support individuals in gaining independence in daily activities.

Skills

Compassionate care

Flexibility

Resilience

Experience with mental health conditions

Job description

Overview

Female Night Support Worker – Taunton - £12.68 ph plus night enhancement

Typical Shifts are: 20:30 - 08:00 working 3 shifts a week including alternate weekends

Benefits

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

Role overview

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a Support Worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!

Service context

Our 11 bed residential service on the outskirts of Taunton has a calm and fun feel about it. With a welcoming and friendly environment, you can be sure that no two days will be the same!

As a Night Support Worker, you’ll be enhancing the lives of people we support by assisting with bedtime routines, including personal care and completing regular checks throughout the night. You will also be expected to complete light domestic duties in any spare time.

Responsibilities

• Assist with bedtime routines, including personal care and monitoring residents through the night
• Complete regular checks throughout the night to ensure safety and wellbeing
• Perform light domestic duties as required
• Support individuals to gain more independence in daily activities
• Collaborate with the team to provide high-quality care

Qualifications and values

• Ideally hold a full UK driving licence
• Resilient, flexible and composed in approach
• Experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism and people who have experienced trauma

Why choose us?

You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic Support Worker; what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude.

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You. With the right passion, we provide development opportunities to build a great career.

Development and culture

We encourage staff to Grow Together through an excellent training programme, starting at induction and continuing through your career, with opportunities for promotion and job security in a sector-leading organisation.

Application notes

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

* Some roles require male or female employees only, where indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.