Waking Night Specialist Support Worker

Courtyard Care; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stay connected with staff app

Cycle to work scheme

Pension auto-enrolment

Life cover

Funding for qualifications

Career pathways and apprenticeships

Job summary

Swanton is seeking compassionate care assistants to provide practical and emotional support, empowering individuals to live the life they choose under their personalised support plans.

You will promote health and well-being, facilitate activities, and assist with daily living tasks while maintaining professional boundaries and dignity. Training is provided for handling challenging behaviour, with opportunities for career development within Swanton.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities or challenging behaviour is preferred but training will be provided.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Able to work as part of a team and maintain professional boundaries.
• Committed to upholding dignity and respecting individuality.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower individuals to reach their goals.
• Promote health, wellbeing, and inclusive beliefs for the people we support.
• Facilitate social, educational or work activities chosen by the individual.
• Carry out general housekeeping tasks and help develop home skills.
• Complete records and documents using electronic systems.
• Be resilient and manage challenging behaviour in line with support plans and risk assessments.
• Maintain a friendly, outgoing attitude while remaining professional.
• Support long service milestones and contribute to a positive team culture.

Skills

Communication skills

Adaptable

Team player

Empathy

Resilience

Professional boundaries

Job description

• To provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone's individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• Facilitating social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties and helping to build skills around the home.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents using electronic systems.
• Be a resilient person and support in managing challenging behaviour in a proactive manner and in line with support plans and risk assessments.
• Be outgoing and have a fun outlook as well as being able to remain professional and maintain boundaries.
  Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?
• Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services. 'Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy'
• You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team.
• Experience of challenging behaviour and/or learning disabilities is preferred but all training will be provided.
  Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
• Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities
• Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit
• Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton
• Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to