Female waking night support worker

Sense; Kettering; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; inc.

Free DBS Check

Free access to over 100 training (in &

Health and well-being support

Pension Scheme

Wisdom App - mindfulness app for all

Job summary

Sense is seeking a Waking Night Support Worker to join our team in Kettering. This permanent role covers 24.75 hours per week with a 10:00pm–7:00am shift on a 4-week rota including some weekends.

You will support six individuals with dual sensory impairments, assisting with personal care, ensuring safety, and using a range of communication methods to meet needs during the night.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care needs during the night.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and accurate record keeping.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of residents during night hours.

Job description

£13.50 per hour (inclusive of allowance)

Do youwant to make a positive change to people's lives?

We have anexciting opportunity at Sense for you to work as aWaking Night Support Worker and join our friendly well-established team in Kettering.

This is a permanent role, working 24.75 hours per week. The shift patterns at this service are as follows: 10.00pm – 7.00am over a 4-week rota including some weekends.

At our Residential home wesupport6 individuals with dual sensory impairments. This role will be supporting individuals with a range of sensory and physical disabilities to ensure individuals needs are met and that they remain safe during the night. There will be an opportunities to develop and use a range of communication methods.

The people we support are individuals and therefore treated as such, as a general guide waking night staff will be responsible for supporting with personal care needs during the night and ensuring high standards of cleanliness and record keeping.

For genuine occupational reasons we are looking to appoint afemale candidate only(exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

Working at our Kettering Service gives you a wide range of benefits including:

• 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service


• Free DBS Check


• Free access to over 100 online and face to face training including the care certificate.


• Flexible working and family friendly policies


• Health and well-being support


• Pension Scheme


• Wisdom App- free access for all employees to mindfulness application.

About Sense

Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we're committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.

We know there's always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we're working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.

If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with a member of the talent acquisition team. We are a Disability Confident Leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role. More information on this can be found hereOur commitment as an employer | Sense Careers

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit:https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/