Night Support Worker

Voyage Care; Johnstone; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Johnstone seeks a dedicated Night Support Worker to enhance the quality of life for individuals in their care. This role involves assisting with personal care, supporting independence, and promoting social interaction. Ideal candidates should possess a caring disposition, a full UK driving license, and experience with individuals requiring additional support. With a variety of benefits and training opportunities, this role is perfect for those looking to make a lasting impact on others' lives.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card for discounts

24/7 doctor line for colleagues and families

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license is essential.
• Experience working with individuals with autism and mental health conditions.
• Understanding of trauma and behaviour management required.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in gaining independence and enhancing their daily lives.
• Assist with personal care and teach new life skills.
• Encourage socialization and participate in various activities.

Skills

Caring attitude

Resilient and flexible

Experience with Positive Behaviour Support

Understanding of mental health conditions

Full UK driving license

Job description

Night Support Worker Johnstone - £12.60 ph

Typical shifts are night shifts.

Our benefits

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream gives you flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card with hundreds of discounts at high street retailers, etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, covering their families as well.
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands‑on Female Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a support worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!

Our residential service in Johnstone is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by teaching them new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out with the people we support in local bars and pubs, the next you could be unwinding with them playing video games, watching films or going to the cinema.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone's life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether this be making dinner by themselves or going on holiday.

We’re interested in our Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Support Workers should hold a full UK driving license, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, so don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

PVG membership is required for all roles within Scotland, as well as registration with the SSSC if you are not already registered.