Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker - Part Time - West Yorkshire | Care in Mind

Care In Mind; Liversedge; On-site; GBP 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A supportive mental health organization in Liversedge is seeking a Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker. In this role, you will support young people aged 16-30 with various mental health needs during the night. Responsibilities include maintaining a safe environment, assisting with daily tasks, and providing emotional support. The ideal candidate will possess good communication skills and a flexible approach. Full training will be provided along with excellent benefits, including enhanced sick pay and holiday allowance.

Benefits

Minimum 30 days holiday

Enhanced company sick pay

Paid Training and Induction

Free eye tests

Excellent Learning and Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be able to attend training held on weekdays.
• Ability to write basic reports and record information accurately.
• Prior experience with young people who have mental health needs is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with mental health needs during the night.
• Update online care records and medication administration.
• Provide effective handovers to day staff.

Skills

Flexibility

Good written skills

Basic IT skills

Good verbal communication skills

Maintain a professional working boundary

Remain calm in emergencies

Education

NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care

Job description

Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker, Young People

Liversedge, West Yorkshire

£26986.96 per annum, £13.48 per hour

Part Time 22 hours per week

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

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

• Minimum 30 days holiday
• 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

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 essential and 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.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Dec 2025