Night Support Worker (The Gables, Whitehaven) CMB2314e

The Methodist Church in Britain; Whitehaven; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sessional pay

Career development

Supportive team

Staff benefits via council

Job summary

The Cumberland Council operates The Gables residential home, a 24-hour care setting for older adults. This night post provides personal care, medication assistance and reassurance on a rota of 24.38 hours per week, including alternate weekends and bank holidays.

An Enhanced DBS with Adults Barred List check is required; applicants must not be barred. The role offers development opportunities, a supportive team, and a £15 sessional payment, with staff benefits via the council.

Qualifications

• Kindness and compassion for residents.
• Reliability and ability to work night shifts.
• Genuine desire to make a difference in people's lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to residents overnight.
• Assist residents with medication.
• Offer reassurance and companionship during the night.
• Promote residents' wellbeing and independence.
• Get to know each resident as an individual.
• Work night shifts on a 24-hour rota including weekends/bank holidays.

Skills

Kindness

Reliability

Genuine care

Job description

This night post at The Gables residential home, run by Cumberland Council, supports older adults through the night in a 24-hour care setting. The work centres on personal care, medication assistance and reassurance, with each resident's wellbeing and independence kept in view. Hours are 24.38 a week on a rota that includes alternate weekends and bank holidays. An Enhanced DBS check with the Adults Barred List check is required, and people barred from regulated activity with adults cannot apply.

What the job involves

• Provide personal care to residents overnight
• Assist residents with medication
• Offer reassurance and companionship during the night
• Promote residents' wellbeing and independence
• Get to know each resident as an individual
• Work night shifts on a 24-hour care rota that includes alternate weekends and bank holidays

Skills & knowledge

• Kindness
• Reliability
• Genuine desire to make a difference to people's lives

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check with Adults Barred List check
• Not barred from working in regulated activity with adults

What’s offered

• £15 sessional payment
• Opportunity to grow and develop skills in a care career
• Supportive team within a large organisation that invests in its people
• Staff benefits, via the council's careers site