Support Worker - Waking Nights-Leith

The Action Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading support organization as a Support Worker for Waking Nights in Edinburgh. You will offer essential overnight supervision and assist individuals with their evening and morning routines, promoting safety and personal care. Ideal candidates will demonstrate empathy and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide overnight supervision and support.
• Competence in personal care and supporting routines.

Responsibilities

• Offer overnight supervision and ensure personal safety.
• Assist with evening routines and personal care.
• Promote independence and well-being.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Person-centered support

Job description

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Job Description

Job Description

Location: The Action Group 1 Granton Mains Ave

Post: Support Worker Service: Housing & Community Support Services (HACSS)

Base: The Action Group, The Prentice Centre, Edinburgh (or regional base as set by line manager)

Line Managed by: Practice & Wellbeing Leader

Salary

Unqualified- £25,623.07-£26,151.80 per annum pro rata. Qualified- £26,151.80-£26,619.52 per annum pro rata Casual rate, £12.60 per hour. Sleepover rate (if applicable) £100.80 per night.

Hours: Part-time Waking Nights 20 or 30 hours

Shifts: Variable, typically between 9:30 PM – 7:30 AM

Your Role Will Include

Offering overnight supervision to ensure Andrew's safety, particularly when using the bath. Supporting Andrew with his evening routine, including personal care and getting ready for bed. Being attentive and available through the night to assist with any needs that arise. Helping Andrew wake up and prepare for his day, especially when he has planned outings or activities. Maintaining a calm, respectful, and person-centred approach at all times.

If you're someone who values dignity, empathy, and person-focused support, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note: Due to visa restrictions and our shift requirements, candidates on restricted visas may be offered a maximum of 15 hours per week.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please click the link - Our Recruitment Process

To support our commitment to a fair and inclusive recruitment process, we invite all candidates to optionally complete the - Equal Opportunities Form for Applicants

This is a regulated role and requires PVG Disclosure Scotland membership for adults and children.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates on a visa will be required to supply a Criminal Convictions Certificate. Please note that the cost of this check will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Since this is a registered service with the Care Inspectorate, all applicants must be at least 18 years old

Main Purpose

The main purpose of this post is to provide a caring, efficient and effective 24/7 support service to people who use The Action Group’s Services. This will include assisting people to develop their skills by supervising and participating in various support activities in a way that enriches their opportunities and promotes choice. The main duties for this post are detailed below under two headings: 1. Specific Duties (that apply to this job in particular) 2. General Duties (that apply to all staff in The Action Group)

About The Role

Specific Duties

• Practice the TAG Key Worker system. For example, organising support plans / case reviews as required for individual people we support with all relevant stakeholders, ensuring effective handovers between staff, and maintaining records, case files etc.
• Promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of the people we support at all times (eg. supporting people to maintain acceptable and adequate levels of self-care, carrying out risk assessments, etc)
• Actively develop meaningful and trusting relationships with the people we support (eg. helping people to gain insight into their own behaviour, attitudes and reactions)
• Encourage independence in all daily living activities wherever possible, and support them with this only when necessary (e.g. housework, food preparation, household admin etc)
• Promote people’s hobbies, interests and activities, and encourage participation in all aspects of community life. For support workers in the Children and Adults in Transition Services this may include organising day trips and activities with young people as required, as well as accompanying them to sporting activities such as swimming, and participating in these activities as appropriate.
• Directly assist with the personal care as required
• Work with the people we support to maximize their ability to communicate effectively and promote self-advocacy wherever possible
• Advocate on behalf of the people we support when needed (e.g. liaising with external organisations regarding benefits, education, tenancy and employment etc)
• Work with relatives and carers of people we support (e.g. arranging support plans, dealing with complaints and frustrations, etc) and help to ensure that relatives have a significant role in the person’s life wherever possible and appropriate.
• Find out about the wide range of local services, amenities and organisations available to people we support.
• Work with both individuals and groups of in all of the above, according to need
• Participate flexibly in the various shift work patterns required by the needs of the people we support (including regular working outwith weekday office hours; for example, in the evening and at weekends, where applicable)
• Regularly undertake ‘sleepover’ or ‘waking night’ duties where required
• From time-to-time, the postholder may be asked to cover short-term absences of Support Workers in other teams.
  
  

General Duties (these are applicable to all The Action Group staff)

• Read, and work in accordance with, TAG’s Mission, Aims & Objectives, and current Business Plan
• Manage own work time effectively
• Keep on top of own paperwork and maintain effective and organised filing systems, as appropriate to the specific job role
• Treat everyone with consideration and respect
• Ensure prompt, polite and clear communication (whether responding to a query from a member of staff or a complaint from person we support)
• Keep up to date and comply with all applicable TAG policies and procedures (covering everything from personal Health & Safety to Care Commission Standards)
• Promote and respect individual rights and responsibilities at all time
• Retain the highest standards of confidentiality, as appropriate to the specific role
• Assist your manager and other work colleagues as appropriate and whenever possible
• Take charge of own CPD (Continuous Professional Development) and contribute to TAG maintaining the Investors In People standard
• Be responsible for own work life balance (e.g. taking annual leave at regular intervals, etc)
  
  

Skills Needed

About The Company

Our History

The Action Group was set up in 1976 by a group of parents and carers of people who had learning disabilities and other support needs. They began by campaigning for better services for the people they cared about in the local area of Leith and Restalrig. This group, who all lived in the north east of Edinburgh, took the name Area 5 Action Group from the Social Work Department’s area in which they lived.

Providing and Improving Learning Disability Care for Over 45 Years

The Action Group was, and continues to be, a membership organisation with the twin aims of campaigning for, and providing, good community care services. In 1976, services and supports in the community were few and far between and large institutions and hospitals, like Gogarburn in Edinburgh, were the main service for children and adults.

Locally, The Area 5 Action Group ran a high profile political and media campaign to get learning disability and support needs on the agenda. It also explored ways to develop service-provision

By 1985, now called The North Edinburgh Action Group, membership had grown and service users came from all over Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian and Midlothian.

By 1992, with development plans focussing across an even wider area, a further name change to The Action Group was made.

Over the years the Action Group has been at the forefront of campaigning for and providing high quality community services.

Company Culture

The Vision

That Families caring for a person and individuals who have support needs and/or Learning Disability encounter no barriers to their chosen lifestyle, are able to follow a path of choice and can enrich their opportunities.

The Mission

To Value, listen and involve people so that our every action is judged to be the best.

The Values

An ordinary life includes the 5 accomplishments which derives from the work of John O'Brien.

These values are at the heart of the organisation.

People Accessing Our Services Should Have

Community presence - Relationships

Competency - Respect - Choice

Desired Criteria

Required Criteria

Closing DateFriday 27th June, 2025

Contract Typefulltime

SalaryBased on Experience

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Non-profit Organization Management

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