Night Support Worker

Orders of St. John Care Trust; Devizes; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Higher rates of pay at weekends

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend scheme

Care Worker Charity membership

Blue Light Card & My Rewards

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust is seeking a Night Support Worker at Hayward Care Centre in Devizes. You will provide compassionate, resident-centered care during night shifts and support daily living activities for up to 80 residents.

Role involves maintaining safety, assisting with personal care, and collaborating with colleagues to ensure a calm, dignified environment. Contracted hours are 36 per week, with 3x12 hour shifts including every other weekend.

Qualifications

• Experience as a care worker in elderly care.
• Ability to work night shifts with professionalism and empathy.
• Strong communication skills and a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Keep wakeful watch on residents' safety and wellbeing.
• Assist residents with personal care needs and provide companionship.
• Carry out light household duties to keep areas tidy and comfortable.
• Work with the team to create a warm, respectful environment for all residents.

Skills

Support worker experience

Night shift experience

Compassionate approach

Team player

Education

Diploma/NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

We're one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.

At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you'll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we're a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.

We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we're currently modernising our portfolio of care homes - refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.

As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Hayward Care Centre offers compassionate, individualised residential, dementia and nursing care to 80 residents in one of the most suitably designed environments in the UK.

Night Support Worker

Contracted hours: 36 hours per week

Shift pattern: 3x 12 hour shifts, including every other weekend

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you an experienced Support Worker with a preference for working nights?

Our Support Workers make a real difference to our residents every day and your professionalism, teamed with kindness and compassion, will be at the core of everything you do. Responsible for keeping wakeful watch on the security and safety of our residents and the home in general, you'll also be supporting residents with their personal care needs and providing companionship. You'll be expected to carry out light household duties to ensure that the household and resident's rooms are kept clean and tidy, involving residents where it's appropriate to do so. You'll understand that some shifts might be challenging, but you'll also laugh, have fun and make lasting memories with our residents.

In joining us, you'll also become part of our extended family. You'll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

Hayward Care Centre, named after a local WW1 veteran, Reginald Hayward VC, is located on the outskirts of the Wiltshire town of Devizes. The home offers compassionate, individualised residential, dementia and respite care for up to 80 residents.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we've been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we're currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.

Here are some of the other benefits you'll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)


• Higher rates of pay at weekends


• Free uniform


• Free DBS


• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme


• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us


• Care Worker Charity membership for well being and financial aid


• Blue Light Card and \"My Rewards\" programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

Ideally with, or working towards, a Diploma/NVQ Level2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent, you'll have a previous experience of elderly care and a commitment to providing high quality care standards for older people.

In addition, you'll be good at communicating with people, compassionate with a can-do approach and enjoy working as part of a team. You'll be keen to learn and will want to excel at your job at all times, so we'll provide all the support you need to start your career with us - all delivered in a nurturing, engaging and rewarding environment.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude to deliver the highest quality of care for our residents as a Night Support Worker within our care homes, then you could be next to join us.