Night Support Worker - Ball Tree Croft

West Sussex County Council; Sompting; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave & holidays

Pension scheme

Flexible working options

Training & development

Wellbeing programmes

Staff discounts

Job summary

West Sussex County Council is seeking a Night Support Worker for Ball Tree Croft Care Home in Sompting. This permanent, part-time role (20 hours/week) involves waking night duties providing personal care, monitoring residents and ensuring safety throughout the night.

You will work as part of a residential team, supporting adults with learning disabilities. The post includes enhancements for weekends, Bank Holidays and night shifts, with DBS checks and safeguarding responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Basic literacy and numeracy to record and document activities in care plans.
• Diploma Level 2 in Care or willingness to work towards (Desirable).
• Understanding of safeguarding, rights, and person-centred care.
• Experience working in a team with service users who may have disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal, physical and emotional care during waking night shifts.
• Listen to residents and treat them with respect, kindness and dignity.
• Undertake light domestic duties to maintain cleanliness and safety.
• Regularly check on residents and the security of the building during the night.

Skills

Interpret information

Communication skills

Literacy and numeracy

Handling expressive behaviour

Cultural awareness

Teamwork

Education

Diploma Level 2 in Care

Job description

About The Job

We're looking for a Night Support Worker to join our team on a permanent, part-time basis.

Why not have a look at our dedicated Careers in adults' residential services, day opportunities and shared lives webpage to learn more about the difference you can make!

About The Job

Salary: £14.40 - £14.63 hourly rate

£24,796 - £25,185 per year full time equivalent (plus enhancements)

Enhancements

Weekend working - Time & a half, Bank Holidays - Double time & Night enhancement (8pm - 10pm shifts)

Working Pattern

Part-time, 20 hours per week

Contract Length

Permanent

Location

Ball Tree Croft Care Home, Sompting, Lancing

As a Night Support Worker, you will:

• Provide personal physical, emotional care and support during a waking night shift.
• Listen to people and treat all with respect, kindness and dignity.
• Undertake light domestic duties as required to ensure cleanliness, comfort, and safety for people we support throughout the day e.g., laundry, or safely cleaning an area after a person has needed personal care.
• Complete regular hourly checks around the service, to include checking on people's wellbeing and on the security of the building.

You will work as part of a team based within a residential setting. As a Night Support Worker, you will be required to provide safe, effective, and personalised support and care in supporting individuals to bed, getting up in the morning and responding to their emotional and physical wellbeing as required during the night.

This is an active role and there will be some requirements for moving and handling, for example, assisting people to walk, moving people between a wheelchair and chair using a hoist etc.

You will be required to be on duty for up to a 10-hour shift, during which time you are required to stay awake and able to provide appropriate care. There may be a need to work evenings or weekends to meet the needs of the service.

About Ball Tree Croft

Ball Tree Croft is a registered residential care home providing person-centred care and support for up to 15 people over the age of 18 who have a learning disability. It has four bedrooms where people can have short breaks. An important part of what we do is enabling and encouraging people to be independent and make choices about their day-to-day lives. From what colour they have on their bedroom wall, to riding a bike, going to work, or future planning within the service (their home), we always ensure people are supported to explore opportunities. For example, we now have People Ambassadors who represent the voice of the people using our service.

What you need to succeed

You'll need to demonstrate a basic understanding of working with people with learning disabilities, people with dementia and other cognitive impairments, and adults with physical and sensory impairments.

Experience and skills (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

Key Skills

1. Ability to interpret information, such as service complaints, and then redirect them to the appropriate person to provide quick and accurate resolution.
2. Good communication and interpersonal skills to provide clear and concise specialist advice and guidance to a range of people we support. Be able to work with a person who might be less able to express themselves and understand non‑verbal communication.
3. Clear, concise basic literacy and numeracy skills to record and document activities in the care plan.
4. Able to deal appropriately with expressive behaviour from people and respond sensitively to their families and carers.
5. Able to build relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
6. Ability to work as part of a team completing shared tasks to deliver a service to others.

Qualifications and/or experience

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills to record and document activities in the provider plans.
• Diploma Level 2 in Care, or willingness to work towards, or equivalent qualification - Desirable
• Basic understanding of Safeguarding, the needs of the people and their rights as an individual.
• Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety practice, First Aid and Fire procedure, Manual Handling - Desirable
• Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability or vulnerable people - Desirable

You'll be comfortable following basic procedures and clear instructions so that little close supervision is necessary, for example determining actions needed in accordance with provider plan or health and safety.

You'll have the ability to support people to grow in confidence, and a desire to develop their ability to do the things they want to. You'll have a good working knowledge of safeguarding and managing risks, and you'll be able to raise concerns in relation to individuals through recognising verbal, physical or behavioural changes and signs.

You'll be comfortable following basic procedures and clear instructions so that little close supervision is necessary, for example determining actions needed in accordance with provider plan or health and safety.

Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• Generous annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
• A range of flexible working options
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres
• A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers with the opportunity to save over £1,000 (Including: Argos, Samsung, ASOS, B&Q and many more)
• Car benefit scheme
• A range of commuting and business travel discounts and initiatives

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05724.