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Care In Mind; St Helens; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Enhanced pension

Life Assurance (2 x salary)

Job summary

Care in Mind is hiring a Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker for our Denton's Green home in St Helens. The role involves night shifts, weekends and bank holidays, with day training sessions as needed.

You will update online care records, support residents’ wellbeing and daily living tasks, and hand over to day staff. We value flexible, calm professionals with good written and verbal communication, basic IT skills, and the ability to maintain professional boundaries.

Qualifications

• Flexibility to work night shifts including weekends and bank holidays.
• Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately.
• Basic IT skills and ability to use an online care system and write emails.
• Good verbal communication and ability to listen to others.
• Maintain professional working boundaries and remain calm in emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Update online care records and complete medication administration.
• Provide effective handovers to day staff.
• Support residents with daily living activities and routines.
• Assist with household tasks and maintaining a homely environment.
• Support residents’ wellbeing and engagement in activities.

Skills

Flexibility

Written communication

Verbal communication

Calm under pressure

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Care

Driving licence (UK)

Tools

Online care system

Job description

Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker - St Helens | Care in Mind

Company: Care In Mind

Salary: £28,808.78 - £29,709.68 Per Annum Dependant on Experience (Pro Rata for Part Time Hours)

Denton's Green, St Helens

£28808.78 - £29709.68 per annum dependent on experience (Pro Rata for part time hours)

Shift pattern: 8.30pm - 7.30am to include weekends and some bank holidays.

Day shifts will be required on occasions for training purposes

Essential requirements of a Support Worker

• Flexibility - Your role will involve working night shifts including weekends and bank holiday
• Must be able to attend training throughout employment which will be held on weekdays.
• Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately.
• Basic IT skills (Your role will involve some computer work, completing forms, using an online care system, and writing emails)
• Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others.
• An ability to maintain a professional working boundary.
• Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations.

Desirable Criteria of a Support Worker

• Full UK Manual Driving Licence - Not Automatic
• NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
• Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs.

Care in Mind provide residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. The young people we care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.

Company Benefits

• An additional day off each year for your birthday
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Enhanced company pension
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Paid time off for fertility treatment
• Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme
• Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental, optical care, healthcare treatments and benefits.
• Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service.
• Free eye tests and various other benefits.
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care and support with completion of the Care Certificate)
• Paid Training, Induction and DBS check.
• We are a Mindful & Disability Confident Employer.
• We are a supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
• We are a Menopause Friendly Organisation.
• Social events including a Christmas party.
• Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts
• Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)

At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. Our young people can still be quite active at night so you will have lots of interaction and will be required to support them their wellbeing, education, household tasks and general life skills. There will also be more challenging aspects to the role such as incident management and de-escalation of challenging behaviours. You will be required to update online care records, complete medication administration, and provide effective handovers to the day staff. In addition, you will be responsible for the general upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in homely environment. Even though you are working nights, you will have the support of another night worker or a sleep in and have access to an on-call manager for additional support.

At our 5-bed home in Denton's Green you will be working with young people who have a variety of mental health diagnosis including personality disorder, disordered eating, and complex post-traumatic stress disorder and those who use self-harm as a strategy to cope with their emotions. Several of our young people are preparing for moving on positively from the home into the community. Your role will include supporting them with their daily living - meal preparation, food shopping, prompting for self-care, medication administration, medical appointments, and general upkeep of their home. Our young people enjoy doing activities out of the home including clothes shopping, swimming, meals out, attending youth clubs and other groups, pamper sessions and cinema trips, which you will be able to support with. At Denton's Green, we enjoy "Bring your hobby to work" days which includes staff enjoying their hobbies at work such as dog walking, painting, yoga, camping & bushcraft, and gardening.

Previous care experience is not essential,and full training will be provided. You will receive ongoing support and mentoring from our friendly residential and clinical team which includes Reflective Practice, 1:1 supervisions and Group Staff support.

The job is highly rewarding and a great start to developing your career working with young people or enhancing your previous experience of mental health with the opportunity for excellent career development.

This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Sep 2026

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Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker - St Helens | Care in Mind

Company: Care In Mind

Salary: £28,808.78 - £29,709.68 Per Annum Dependant on Experience (Pro Rata for Part Time Hours)

Hours: Part-time

Location: Denton's Green, WA10 6AF

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 1 Sept 2026

Closing date: 1 Oct 2026

Summary

Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker, Young People

Denton's Green, St Helens

£28808.78 - £29709.68 per annum dependent on experience (Pro Rata for part time hours)

33 Hours Per Week

Shift pattern: 8.30pm - 7.30am to include weekends and some bank holidays.

Day shifts will be required on occasions for training purposes

Essential requirements of a Support Worker

• Flexibility - Your role will involve working night shifts including weekends and bank holiday
• Must be able to attend training throughout employment which will be held on weekdays.
• Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately.
• Basic IT skills (Your role will involve some computer work, completing forms, using an online care system, and writing emails)
• Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others.
• An ability to maintain a professional working boundary
• Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations.

Desirable Criteria of a Support Worker

• Full UK Manual Driving Licence - Not Automatic
• NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
• Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs.

Care in Mind provide residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. The young people we care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.

Company Benefits

• Minimum 30 days holiday
• An additional day off each year for your birthday
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Enhanced company pension
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Paid time off for fertility treatment
• Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme
• Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental, optical care, healthcare treatments and benefits.
• Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service.
• Free eye tests and