Night Support Worker - Cramlington

Brainkind Neurological Centre York; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Brainkind is seeking a Night Support Worker to assist physically disabled adults with complex needs at Jane Percy House in Cramlington. This role focuses on enabling individuals to meet their needs and gain independence while providing personalized support. If you have empathy, enjoy teamwork, and wish to contribute meaningfully, this position offers great job satisfaction and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave

Health Cash Plan

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Excellent training and Support

Company Pension

Group Life Assurance

Eye Voucher Scheme

Free Parking

Qualifications

• Genuine empathy for residents with patience and resilience.
• Enjoys teamwork and takes pride in job completion.
• Excellent communication skills and good literacy.
• Strong time management and prioritization abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support physically disabled adults with complex needs.
• Follow individual support plans tailored to personal goals.
• Assist residents in accessing the community for activities.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Communication

Time Management

Job description

Job Description

Posted Tuesday 10 June 2025 at 00:00

Night Support Worker

Salary: £12.75 per hour with £1 per hour extra on a weekend and Bank Holidays

Hours: Flexible working hours available

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith brain injuries in the UK.Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals.Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Working with physically disabled adults with complex needs at a purpose-built unit with a great access to the community. You’re there to support people and enable individuals to meet their own needs and sometimes helping them gain the skills and confidence to live independently and/or return home. You will help the individuals access the community go swimming, the cinema sports events concerts just to name a few depending on the individuals’ interests.

You will share the journey with these inspiring people as they overcome hurdles, achieve milestones, and reach the goals they’ve set. You can make a massive difference and inspire the people you work alongside.

The Role

This role is based in Jane Percy House, a 25-bed purpose-built unit in Cramlington, Northumberland which provides care and support to people with physical disabilities and complex needs. We have a sensory room and a sensory garden.

We will train you to provide personalised support to people who use our service and in your induction, you will get to know how to work alongside and support them. You will follow individual support plans to meet the needs and aspirations of each person.

You’ll get huge job satisfaction from seeing the people you are supporting do more for themselves and live the life they want to live. If you’re interested in building a career, we’re here to support you all the way on your own journey.

You will work to Brainkind's values, be agile, resourceful courageous, connected, and have heart. We work to these values in every aspect of our role and the people who use our service are at the heart of everything we do.

We provide a 4 week rota system where teams work together and this includes evening and weekend work.Personal Care is a requirement of the job role for the people we support.

About you

We’re not looking for any kind of specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a good fit for the role and our Charity. We can train and develop you to become a great rehabilitation support worker if you:

• have genuine empathy for our residents, with the positivity, patience, and resilience to support them through the difficult times of their rehabilitation

• enjoy teamwork and take pride in getting a job done well alongside your colleagues

• have excellent face to face communication skills and a good standard of literacy

• have good time management skills and the ability to prioritise your own workload.

Benefits Include:

• A competitive rate of £13.75 per hour
• Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave per year
• Health Cash Plan (from June)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and Support
• Company Pension
• Group Life Assurance
• Eye Voucher Scheme
• Long Service and Staff Awards
• Free Parking

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

If this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clickingApply Nowbutton.

Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.

*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.