Waking Night Floating Support Worker.

Discovery; Taunton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage pay

30 days annual leave pro-rata

Salary advance scheme

24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance and Pension scheme

Induction and training opportunities

Job summary

Discovery is seeking a dedicated Waking Night Floating Support Worker to provide overnight support across our services in North Somerset. You’ll work as a lone worker, delivering person-centred care to people with learning disabilities and autism, while ensuring safety, wellbeing and comfort throughout the night.

This role requires initiative, excellent communication, and the ability to travel between sites as needed. A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Support Worker, Care Assistant or Night Support Worker
• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and autism
• Experience supporting people with complex needs

Responsibilities

• Provide overnight support, reassurance and emotional guidance
• Complete regular welfare and wellbeing checks
• Support personal care where required
• Support medication administration as trained
• Assist with mobility and moving and assisting tasks
• Promote independence, dignity, choice and wellbeing
• Build positive relationships and maintain records
• Carry out incident reports and housekeeping duties

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently

Willingness to travel North Somerset

Flexibility for night shifts

Job description

Location: North Somerset
Pay Rate: £15.54 per hour
Contract: Full time
Hours: Waking Night Shifts
Driving Licence Required: Full UK Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle (Essential)

Waking Night Support Worker Jobs in North Somerset

Are you an experienced Support Worker, Care Assistant or Night Support Worker looking for a rewarding role with flexibility and variety?

Discovery is looking for a dedicated Waking Night Floating Support Worker to provide high-quality support across our services in North Somerset. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys working in different environments, can adapt quickly, and is passionate about delivering outstanding person-centred support.

As a Floating Support Worker, you'll work across a number of our supported living services, helping to provide stability and continuity of support for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex support needs.

Each shift will be based in a single service, allowing you to provide consistent support throughout the night while gaining experience across multiple locations.

Why Join Discovery?

At Discovery, we're committed to helping people with learning disabilities and autism live fulfilling, independent lives. Our colleagues play a vital role in ensuring the people we support feel safe, valued and empowered to achieve their goals.

• Competitive pay rate of £15.54 per hour
• Flexible bank working opportunities
• Comprehensive training and ongoing development
• Opportunity to gain experience across multiple services
• Supportive management team and experienced colleagues
• Career progression opportunities within social care
• Meaningful work where you can make a genuine difference every shift

About the Role

As a Waking Night Support Worker, you'll provide overnight support to people with a range of needs, ensuring their safety, wellbeing and comfort throughout the night.

This role requires someone who is confident working independently, has excellent communication skills and can remain calm when responding to changing situations.

You’ll primarily work as a lone worker and will be trusted to use your initiative and professional judgement to provide safe, effective and person-centred support.

Because this is a floating role, you’ll be required to travel to different Discovery services across North Somerset depending on operational needs.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Waking Night Floating Support Worker, your duties may include:

• Providing overnight support, reassurance and emotional guidance
• Completing regular welfare and wellbeing checks
• Supporting people with personal care where required
• Supporting individuals with medication administration
• Assisting with mobility and moving and assisting tasks in line with training
• Promoting independence, dignity, choice and wellbeing
• Supporting people who may experience anxiety or behaviours of distress
• Building positive relationships with the people you support
• Maintaining accurate records and electronic support notes
• Completing incident reports where required
• Carrying out housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Preparing the home for the day ahead
• Following health and safety, medication and organisational procedures

The People You'll Support

You’ll support a diverse range of people with learning disabilities, autism and varying support needs.

Some individuals may require higher levels of support, including personal care, mobility assistance and support with complex needs. Others may live relatively independently and only require occasional reassurance and wellbeing checks throughout the night.

You’ll also support people who communicate in different ways, including those who do not communicate using words and may use alternative communication methods.

What We’re Looking For

• Full UK driving licence
• Access to your own vehicle
• Ability to travel across North Somerset
• Availability to work waking night shifts
• Confidence working independently and as a lone worker
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adapt quickly to different services and teams
• A positive, professional and person-centred approach
• Experience as a Support Worker, Care Assistant or Night Support Worker
• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and autism
• Experience supporting people with complex needs
• Understanding of person-centred support
• Previous experience in social care, supported living or residential care settings

However, if you share our values and have a genuine passion for supporting others, we'd still love to hear from you.

• Mileage pay
• 30 days annual leave pro-rata (including bank holidays)
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
• A 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family members.
• Life Assurance and Pension scheme
• Great Induction and training opportunities including the Care Certificate, and Diploma in Health & Social Care.

Other organisations may call this role Community Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Social Care Assistant or, Bank HCA, Healthcare Assistant or Carer.

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Discovery
The Exchange, Bridgwater, Somerset
TA6 4RR