Support Worker - Waking Night

Dimensions; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive payrate

Flexible shifts

30 days annual leave

Career progression

Learn to Drive scheme

Salary advance

Discounts for shopping and leisure

Life assurance & pension

Industry leading training

Enhanced DBS paid by us

Job summary

Dimensions is seeking a Waking Night Support Worker in Portsmouth (PO1 & PO2) to provide compassionate, person-centred care overnight. You’ll ensure safety, dignity, and wellbeing for people with complex needs in a home environment, with shifts from evening to morning.

Training and DBS are provided, with progression opportunities within Dimensions. We welcome caring, patient individuals who can work independently at night and maintain clear records.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and reliable care approach.
• Experience with neurodiverse or autism-friendly settings is a plus.
• Calm, patient, person-centred approach essential for overnight care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular wellbeing and safety checks overnight.
• Maintain a clean, hygienic environment (kitchen, bathrooms, floors).
• Accurately record care plans, notes, incidents, and health records.

Skills

Caring

Patience

Communication

Record-keeping

Job description

Waking Night Support Worker – Portsmouth (PO1 & PO2)

Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities Available

About Dimensions

At Dimensions, you'll discover more than just a job – you'll find purpose, belonging, and the opportunity to make a genuine difference every day. Guided by our values, we create an inclusive and supportive workplace where your voice is heard, your wellbeing is valued, and your development is encouraged.

As a Waking Night Support Worker, you'll play an essential role in ensuring the people we support feel safe, comfortable, and cared for throughout the night.

Thanks to our incredible colleagues, Dimensions Group has been recognised as a Great Place to Work® for 2026, marking our eighth consecutive year of accreditation.

Together, we'll make a real difference – for the people we support and for you.

About the Role

We are looking for compassionate, reliable, and proactive Waking Night Support Workers to join our teams across our homes in the Portsmouth area (PO1 & PO2).

You will be supporting people with profound learning disabilities, complex physical disabilities, and a range of health needs. Experience supporting people with autism and an understanding of behaviours of distress would be advantageous, although a calm, patient, and person-centred approach is most important.

Working independently during overnight hours, you'll be responsible for promoting wellbeing, maintaining a safe environment, and providing high-quality support tailored to each person's individual needs.

What You'll Be Doing

• Carrying out regular wellbeing and safety checks, ensuring the people we support feel safe, secure, and comfortable throughout the night.
• Maintaining a clean, hygienic, and welcoming environment, including cleaning kitchens and bathrooms, sweeping and mopping floors, completing laundry and ironing, and undertaking deep-cleaning tasks such as refrigerator cleaning.
• Accurately recording important information using our user-friendly digital systems, including support notes, care plans, incident records, and health and safety documentation.
• Creating a calm, therapeutic, and reassuring atmosphere that promotes comfort, wellbeing, and restful nights.
• Supporting individuals to spend their evenings and overnight hours in ways that are meaningful to them, respecting their preferences, routines, and independence.
• Providing personal care and health-related support when required, always with dignity, respect, and compassion.
• Working closely with colleagues and following support plans to ensure consistent, person-centred care.

About You

You’ll be someone who:

• Is caring, patient, and committed to improving the lives of others.
• Remains calm and confident in a variety of situations.
• Is comfortable working independently during night shifts.
• Has good communication and record-keeping skills.
• Understands the importance of dignity, choice, and person-centred support.
• Shares our values and is passionate about helping people live fulfilling lives.

Shifts - 21.00 - 09.00 / 22.00 - 8.30 / 21.00 - 07.00

Rewards that make adifference

• A competitive payrate with uplift for overtime you chose to work
• Flexible shift patterns to suit your needs
• 30 days paidAnnual Leave(including public holidays – pro rata)
• Opportunities forcareer progression
• Supported ‘Learn to Drive’ scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all paid for by us)
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the moneyyou'veearned before payday.
• High Street Discounts – Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema etc.)
• Life Assurance and Company Pension
• Industry leading training
• Enhanced DBS paid for by us

We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce

As Disability ConfidentLeaders ,we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet theminimumcriteria for the vacancy - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention,trainingand career development of disabled employees

As part of our commitment to making reasonableadjustmentswe can offer support to complete your application.

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