Female waking night support worker

Sense; Seaton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Life assurance

Discounts

Cycle to work

Travel season ticket loans

DBS check

Training courses

Wisdom wellbeing app

Job summary

Sense is seeking a Waking Night Support Worker to join our small residential team in Seaton, Devon. You will be awake through the night to keep the people we support safe and comfortable until the morning team arrives.

No prior experience is required as full training is provided; the role focuses on care, comfort, accurate handover notes, and building trusted relationships. Benefits include holiday entitlement, pension contributions, DBS, discounts, and access to training.

Qualifications

• No formal experience required; full training provided.
• Demonstrates right values and a genuine desire to help others.
• Willingness to work night shifts and be awake through the night.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and comfort to residents during waking night shifts.
• Keep residents safe and monitor wellbeing until morning handover.
• Maintain accurate records and handover notes for the day shift.
• Support residents with personal care and daily routines if needed.

Skills

Empathy

Reliability

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

£13.50 per hour (inclusive of allowance)

Could you provide calm and comfort through the night?

Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose. We're looking for a Waking Night Support Worker to join our small, close-knit residential team in Seaton - one of Devon's most beautiful coastal towns, where the seafront is just minutes from the door.

Hours: Permanent, 10 hours per week

Pay: Sense is offering £13.00 per hour plus an additional night allowance.

Role: Waking night shifts mean you are awake and actively supporting throughout the night, ensuring the people we support are safe and comfortable until the morning team arrives.

Experience: Full training is provided, so no previous experience is needed - just the right values and a genuine desire to make a difference.

This role in Seaton might include supporting people with:

• Personal care and hygiene
• Medication and wellbeing
• Providing reassurance and comfort overnight
• Keeping accurate records and handover notes for the morning team
• 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
• Free life assurance
• Cashback and discounts on high street brands (including 10% off Sense shops)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel season ticket loans
• Free DBS check (if required)
• Access to 100+ online and face-to-face training courses (including the Care Certificate)
• Free access to the Wisdom wellbeing app

If you’re looking for a role that’s active, meaningful, and full of heart; we’d love to welcome you to the team.

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 here Our commitment as an employer | Sense Careers

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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/