Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker

Dentons; St Helens; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A care organization in St Helens is looking for a dedicated overnight support worker. In this role, you will support young people with various mental health diagnoses in daily living activities. You must have a Full UK Manual Driving Licence and be flexible to work nights, including weekends. The organization offers excellent company benefits such as paid training, enhanced sick pay, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Minimum 30 days holiday

Additional day off for birthday

Enhanced sick pay

Healthcare CashPlan

Free eye tests

Qualifications

• Must have a Full UK Manual Driving Licence.
• Able to work night shifts including weekends and bank holidays.
• Basic skills in writing reports and completing forms.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with daily living activities.
• Assist in meal preparation and food shopping.
• Manage incident and challenging behaviours.

Skills

Flexibility

Good written skills

Basic IT skills

Good verbal communication

Calmness in emergencies

Education

NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care

Job description

Job Overview

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 a 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 5‑bed home in Denton's Green you will be working with young people who have a variety of mental health diagnoses 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. At Denton's Green, we enjoy “Bring your hobby to work” days which includes staff enjoying their hobbies at work such as dog walking, painting, yoga, camping & bushcraft, and gardening.

Must be a driver, with a Full UK licence, manual licence only, cannot accept automatic. Must be willing to drive service car.

Essential Requirements

• Flexibility – Your role will involve working night shifts including weekends and bank holidays.
• Full UK Manual Driving Licence – Not Automatic
• 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

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

Disability Confident

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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.