Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker - Bury | Care in Mind

Care In Mind; Ramsbottom; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Enhanced pension

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Private health plan / Healthcare cash

Job summary

Care in Mind is seeking a Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker to join our Ramsbottom team in Bury. You will work nights 8:30pm–7:30am, including weekends and some bank holidays, providing practical support, monitoring wellbeing, and completing online records.

Training will be provided and supervision offered. The role focuses on supporting young people aged 16–30 with mental health needs, helping with daily living, medication administration, and routine tasks while maintaining professional

Qualifications

• Flexibility to work night shifts including weekends and bank holidays.
• Must attend training throughout employment on weekdays.
• Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately.

Responsibilities

• Update online care records and provide effective handovers to day staff.
• Complete medication administration and monitoring as required.
• Support the wellbeing and daily living tasks of young people in a 6-bed home.
• Maintain a tidy, homely environment and assist with household tasks.
• Respond to incidents with de-escalation and calm crisis management.
• Provide support for activities and engagement in the community.

Skills

Flexibility

Training willingness

Written communication

Basic IT skills

Verbal communication

Professional boundaries

Calm under pressure

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Care

Tools

Online care system

Job description

Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker - Bury | Care in Mind

Company:

Company: Care In Mind

Salary: £28,808.78 - £29,709.68 Per Annum Dependant on Experience (Pro Rata for Part Time Hours)

Ramsbottom, Bury

Part Time 22 hours per week

£28808.78 - £29709.68 per annum dependent on experience (pro rata for part time hours)

Shift pattern– 8.30pm – 7.30am to include weekends and some bank holidays.

Day shifts will be required on occasions for training purposes

Please note that we do not currently hold a sponsor licence and are therefore unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of employment.

Essential requirements of a Support Worker

• Flexibility - Your role will involve working night shifts including weekends and bank holidays
• Must be able to attend training throughout employment which will be held on weekdays
• Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
• Basic IT skills (Your role will involve some computer work, completing forms, using an online care system, and writing emails)
• Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
• An ability to maintain a professional working boundary
• Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations

Desirable Criteria of a Support Worker

• NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
• Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs

Care in Mind provide residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. The young people we care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.

Company Benefits

• An additional day off each year for your birthday
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Enhanced company pension
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Paid time off for fertility treatment
• Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
• Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits.
• Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service.
• Free eye tests and various other benefits.
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care and support with completion of the Care Certificate)
• Paid Training, Induction and DBS check.
• We are a Mindful & Disability Confident Employer.
• We are a supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
• We are a Menopause Friendly Organisation.
• Social events including a Christmas party.
• Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts
• Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)

At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. Our young people can still be quite active at night so you will have lots of interaction and will be required to support them their wellbeing, education, household tasks and general life skills. There will also be more challenging aspects to the role such as incident management and de-escalation of challenging behaviours. You will be required to update online care records, complete medication administration and provide effective handovers to the day staff. In addition, you will be responsible for the general upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in homely environment. Even though you are working nights, you will have the support of another night worker or a sleep in and have access to an on-call manager for additional support.

Previous care experience is not essentialand full training will be provided. You will receive ongoing support and mentoring from our friendly residential and clinical team which includes Reflective Practice, 1:1 supervisions and Group Staff support.

The job is highly rewarding and a great start to developing your career working with young people or enhancing your previous experience of mental health with the opportunity for excellent career development.

At Stubble Bank, you will be working with young people who have a variety of mental health diagnosis including personality disorder, disordered eating, and complex post-traumatic stress disorder and those who use self-harm as a strategy to cope with their emotions. Several of our young people are preparing for moving on positively from the home into the community. Your role will include supporting them with their daily living – meal preparation, food shopping, prompting for self-care, medication administration, medical appointments, and general upkeep of their home. Our young people enjoy doing activities out of the home including clothes shopping, swimming, meals out, attending youth clubs and other groups, pamper sessions and cinema trips, which you will be able to support with.

The role will include some fewer fun aspects such as incident management, de-escalation of challenging behaviours, completing several online records, report writing, audits, and medication management.

The home is a 6-bed service.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Oct 2026

£28,808.78 - £29,709.68 Per Annum Dependant on Experience (Pro Rata for Part Time Hours)

£28,808.78 - £29,709.68 Per Annum Dependant on Experience

£28,808.78 - £29,709.68 Per Annum Dependant on Experience