Relief Waking Night Support Worker

Creative Support Ltd; Derby; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a passionate and inclusive team dedicated to supporting older adults in residential care settings. As a Relief Waking Night Support Worker, you'll play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for service users, including those with dementia. This flexible position allows you to choose shifts that fit your lifestyle while making a meaningful impact in the lives of others. The ideal candidate will be empathetic, trustworthy, and committed to promoting independence and dignity among residents. This role is perfect for those seeking to balance personal commitments while contributing to a rewarding cause.

Qualifications

• 12 months of experience in care or support roles is essential.
• Must be warm, caring, and trustworthy.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and practical support to service users.
• Assist with personal care, medication management, and household tasks.

Skills

Empathy

Personal Care

Medication Management

Household Tasks

Diet and Nutrition

Healthy Living

Social Engagement

Job description

£12.30ph plus rolled up holiday pay from 01 April 2025

Carlisle, Cumbria

Relief/Bank

Job Overview

We are looking to build on our team of experienced support staff providing care to older adults living in a residential care home and in their own homes in Extra Care settings in Carlisle. The services support service users, some of whom have dementia. The services focus on promoting independence, maintaining dignity, encouraging inclusion, and supporting general health and wellbeing in a positive manner.

Responsibilities

As a Relief Waking Night Support Worker, you will provide support on an emotional and practical level with:

1. Personal care needs
2. Household tasks
3. Medication management
4. Diet and nutrition
5. Healthy living
6. Encouraging residents to engage with social activities

You must be a warm, caring, and trustworthy individual who is committed to the welfare of others. Due to the range and abilities of service users in the Carlisle area, you will need to be familiar with or willing to train to a high level of understanding and empathy to support older adults with dementia.

Requirements

This is a Relief Support Worker position which enables you to pick up shifts at a time that suits you, ideal for fitting around personal commitments, study, or caring responsibilities. 12 months of experience is essential for our Relief Support Worker roles.

You will be paid on a weekly basis.

Vacancy Reference Number: 86053

Application Instructions

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number. We do not accept CV’s as a method of application.

Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date, please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Eligibility Note: 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 also unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.