Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker, Part Time - West Yorkshire

Care in Mind; Liversedge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Enhanced pension

Free onsite parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Care in Mind is recruiting a Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker for a part-time role in West Yorkshire. You will work nights and weekends in a residential setting for young people aged 16-30, supporting wellbeing, education, and daily living activities.

The role requires good written and verbal communication, IT basics, and the ability to write reports and records accurately. Training and supervision are provided.

Qualifications

• Flexibility to work night shifts including weekends and bank holidays.
• Ability to attend training on weekdays during employment.
• Good written skills and ability to write basic reports and records accurately.
• Some IT use, completing forms, emails and online care system.
• Good verbal communication and listening abilities.
• Maintain professional boundaries at all times.
• Remain calm in emergencies and support others.

Responsibilities

• Support young people in wellbeing, education, and daily living tasks during night shifts.
• Update online care records and medication administration, with clear handovers.
• Assist with household tasks and maintain a safe, homely environment.
• Provide incident management and de‑escalation when needed.
• Support transition planning as residents move toward independence.

Skills

Night shifts

Report writing

IT basics

Verbal communication

Professional boundary

Calm under pressure

Training willingness

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Care

Tools

Care system software

Job description

Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker, Part Time - West Yorkshire

Liversedge, West Yorkshire

£28808.78 - £29709.68 per annum dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours.

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.

Main duties of the job

Essential requirements of a Healthcare 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 Healthcare Support Worker

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

About us

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.
• 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 including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts.
• 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.
• Long service awards.
• Social events including a Christmas party.
• Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts.
• Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral).
• Free onsite parking.

Job responsibilities

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.

At our home in Liversedge, West Yorkshire you will be working with young people who have a variety of mental health diagnosis including personality disorder, those who have difficult relationships with food and those who use self‑harm as a strategy to cope with their emotions. As such, you will be required to be patient and resilient as the support you will be providing to our young people will include supporting them to improve their relationship with food and managing incidents of self‑harm. When our young people are preparing for moving on positively from the home into the community, you will be supporting this transition through things such as: supporting them to self‑administer their own medication, re‑engaging with education, accessing public transport and appointments independently. The young people enjoy in‑house activities such as arts/crafts, baking, cooking, board games and quiz/movie/theme nights. They also like going out in the community, on day trips to the beach or similar, shopping, eating out, bowling, walks, concerts and the cinema.

The home is a 5‑bed service and is an Edwardian building with lovely spacious rooms including plenty of communal areas where young people and staff can work together. Alongside the house there is a fabulous back garden and large decking area, which are perfect for when the summer months bring the sunny weather to Yorkshire. You will be working with an established, experienced and diverse staff team who all have a passion for supporting the young people to achieve their goals and help them move on to full independence.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Do you have any formal qualifications in care?

Experience

• Do you have An understanding of the issues young people face?
• Experience of working in a team?

Skills

• Do you have Good written communication skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately?
• Do you have IT skills and the ability to write emails and use Microsoft office?
• Do you hold a clean driving license?

Other

• Able to work the night shift (including weekends, bank holidays, occasional days where required to complete any necessary training)
• Do you have Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others?

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£28,808.78 to £29,709.68 a yearPer annum based on experience. (Pro Rata for part time hours)