Support Worker (Waking Nights) - Supported Living

Sunderland Care and Support Ltd; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent social care provider is seeking a Waking Night Support Worker in Sunderland to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to adults with complex disabilities. The ideal candidate will assist with daily activities such as meal preparation, personal hygiene, and medication administration while providing emotional support. This role promises a starting salary of £25,583 with opportunities for personal development and career progression, all within a supportive environment that values respect and integrity.

Benefits

Excellent training opportunities

Pension scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in care and support for adults with disabilities is desirable.
• Willingness to undertake required training.
• Strong interpersonal skills to ensure effective support.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals and drinks for customers.
• Support customers with feeding and hydration.
• Assist with domestic household tasks.
• Administer and record medication.
• Provide emotional support and companionship.
• Implement active support techniques to enhance customer wellbeing.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Communication

Basic Cooking Skills

Time Management

Job description

Sunderland Care and Support is one of the leading Social Care Providers of high‑quality care and support to the community of Sunderland. We are passionate about supporting adults with Complex Disabilities to lead fulfilling lives.

We are seeking to recruit a waking night Support Worker into our Supported Living division who can deliver exceptional standards of person‑centred care and support to those with high levels of physical support needs.

Our customers have a wide range of complex needs and interventions which can include moving and assisting techniques, support with eating and drinking and personal care support. They require consistent members of a team to support them to live as independently as they can within their supported living home; you will support them to maintain their safety.

This care and support should have the individual at its centre, promote respect, dignity, engagement and participation, throughout the delivery of personalised care and support.

We are keen to recruit a candidate who is able to support and enable our customers to lead and maintain fulfilling lives whilst ensuring that their daily individual care and support needs are met with integrity by those who can help us ensure our company values are at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values

• Respect – We will care and support our customers with sensitivity and empathy, respecting equality and the beliefs and dignity of everyone in the diverse communities that we operate within.
• Innovation – We will continue to strive to achieve positive outcomes for those that we support and for our workforce by thinking differently and learning from others.
• Integrity – We will act fairly, ethically, professionally and openly in all we do.
• Caring – We will provide safe, caring and personal services that support, protect and enable our customers to live fulfilling lives.
• Partnership – We will use our energy, skills and resources to deliver the best outcomes, incorporating the perspectives of all our customers and stakeholders.
• Valued – We will engage and consult with our customers and staff to promote a culture of inclusivity and kindness. We will acknowledge excellent outcomes and practice and support customers and staff to reach their maximum potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Helping with preparation of meals & drinks.
• Support with feeding and hydration.
• Support with domestic household tasks.
• Administer & record medication.
• Support with money management.
• Support with meeting friends & family.
• Support with high standards of nutrition.
• Adhere to health & safety legislation.
• Cleanliness and intimate personal hygiene.
• Provide emotional support.
• Active support techniques and positive behaviour support techniques to increase skill level and achieve set outcomes (training will be provided).

These principal responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of duties, only a general guide to the role. In consultation with the post holder, the duties may change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the customer/service.

Are you a person who is driven and motivated and wants to make a difference to a vulnerable adult?

What We Offer

• Induction which will support you in your own personal development.
• A starting salary of £25,583 (pro rata if working less than 37 hours per week).
• Designated rota pattern.
• Excellent training opportunities.
• A pension scheme.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Career development opportunities.
• A positive and rewarding job role and culture.
• Probationary period.
• Regular 1‑1 supervision.
• Annual appraisal.

Please ensure you refer to the Job Description and the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification when completing the online application form, as this information is used to select candidates for interview.

Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs. Please check your email inbox after the closing date for notification as you will not be notified by any other means. Please remember to check your junk/spam folder.

We will contact candidates to arrange an appropriate time to carry out an interview. If you are successful following the interview process appointments will be made subject to two satisfactory references and a DBS check.

For more information on Sunderland Care and Support, please visit our website.

https://sunderlandcareandsupport.co.uk