Relief Waking Night Extra Care Support Worker

Creative Support; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Creative Support is offering a Relief Waking Night Support Worker role at our Extra Care service in Hull. You will work with another colleague to support older adults in their homes overnight, ensuring safety and continuity of care.

The role requires a minimum of 12 months’ experience in care and involves night-time duties from 10pm to 8am in a compassionate, person-centred approach.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months’ experience in care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support, including personal care to a high standard in line with care plans.
• Collaborate with colleagues, agencies, families and carers with excellent communication.
• Oversee service safety during the night from 10pm to 8am, handling emergency calls and handovers.
• Participate in shift handovers and ensure the smooth running of the night service.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient care

Team collaboration

Night shift resilience

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity at our Extra Care service in Hull. We are a large extra care service which provides care and support for older adults with a range of additional needs within their own homes.

As a Waking Night Support Worker, you will work alongside another colleague to the support running of the service through the night with the support of local and national on-call services.

Relief Waking Night Support Worker Duties

• Provide person-centred support, to include personal care to a high standard in adherence with care plans, maintaining dignity and respect for individuals throughout.
• Collaborate with colleagues, agencies, families and carers, demonstrating excellent communication skills.
• Oversee service safety through the night between 10pm and 8am: including taking emergency calls and responding to emergency situations, taking planned care calls, checking CCTV, providing a thorough handover during shift changeovers.
• A minimum of 12 months’ experience in care is essential for all Relief roles.

Vacancy Reference Number: 93959Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK - This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.

Shared Lives Carers are classed as self-employed and receive generous tax incentives

Leicestershire County Council Shared Lives Service

Shared Lives Carers are classed as self-employed and receive generous tax incentives

Leicestershire County Council Shared Lives Service

Shared Lives Carers are classed as self-employed and receive generous tax incentives

Leicestershire County Council Shared Lives Service