Support Worker - Nights

Quality Service Recruitment Limited; Hilcote; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised online training

Certificate ownership

Job summary

Quality Service Recruitment Limited is seeking compassionate night support workers to join a dedicated team in the Alfreton area. You will provide waking-night care for residents with mental health needs and learning disabilities, maintaining a safe, calm environment and promoting restful sleep.

Duties include discreetly checking on residents, updating night logs, helping with light tasks, following care plans, responding to disturbances, and preparing the morning handover.

Qualifications

• Experience in care roles with vulnerable adults preferred.
• Comfortable working night shifts (10pm–7am).
• Ability to follow personalised care plans and document care activities.

Responsibilities

• Check on residents discreetly throughout the night and monitor safety.
• Update comprehensive night logs with observations and actions.
• Assist with light household tasks to keep the home running smoothly.
• Follow personalised care plans, respond promptly to disturbances, and assist with morning handovers.

Skills

Compassionate care

Discretion

Empathy

Mental health experience

Education

Enhanced DBS Certificate (Update Service)

Mandatory training completed

Job description

Make your night shifts rewarding with weekly paid hours!

Join a dedicated team based in the Alfreton area, where you will provide compassionate, waking-night support for a community of up to 10 residents with varying stages of mental health issues, learning difficulties, and respite care needs.

Throughout the night, your primary focus will be maintaining a safe, calm, and secure environment that promotes restful sleep and total peace of mind.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include checking in on residents discreetly, updating detailed night logs, managing minor household tasks to keep the home running smoothly.

By attentively following personalised care plans, assisting with routine night-time personal care, responding swiftly and empathetically to disturbances, and handling essential morning handover preparations, you will play a vital role in ensuring our residents consistently achieve the highest quality of life and well-being

To be suitable for the role you will need:

• An Enhanced DBS Certificate registered on the update service.
• Be able to provide references for the past 2 years of employment history.
• Have up-to-date mandatory training.
• Have a grounded experience in working with mental health and learning disabilities.

If you do not have a valid DBS and/or training, do not worry as we can help you with this. We are happy to offer online training available at a subsidised fee and the certificates are yours to keep!

*Please note that we do not offer sponsorships*

This is an ongoing role offering up to full time hours for the right candidate

You will be working hours from 22:00 to 07:00 throughout the week