Waking Night Support Worker

Look Ahead Care, Support and Housing Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care and support provider in Greater London seeks a compassionate Waking Night Support Worker to assist individuals in managing their tenancies and living independently in the community. This role requires no personal care experience, only the right values and a willingness to support others. You will work three nights per week with a total of 30 hours. Competitive salary at £21,606 annually, along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Annual leave increasing to 30 days

Employee Assistance Programme

Fully paid induction programme

Qualifications

• Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour.
• Thrives in dynamic diverse environments.
• Motivated towards excellence and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Enable people to manage their tenancies and live independently.
• Ensure continuity of support services at night.
• Build supportive relationships and maintain safety.

Skills

Enjoys social interaction

Calm and resilient

Organized

Excellent communication

Flexible

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Waking Night Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Newham. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.

£21,606.00 per annum, working 30 hours per week.

Shift Pattern: The role involves working on a rota pattern which will be three nights per week working 10 hours only each night on a seven day rota

Benefits

• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• Free DBS
• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
• Fully paid induction programme and further training
• ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
• Online wellbeing resources
• A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
• Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
• All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

Specific details about the service and team. If individual care role - details about the person.

What you'll do

• Night Support Workers enable people with particular needs to manage their tenancies and live independent lives of their choosing in the community.
• Night Support Workers are responsible for ensuring continuity of a support service at night and for keeping customers and the building safe.
• This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.
• Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
• Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
• Conducting key work sessions as required, that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
• Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of "positive risk taking"
• Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support customers to independent living e.g. budgeting, cooking, establishing a night time routine
• Supporting customers to maintain a healthy environment and where appropriate assisting them to clean their accommodation and maintain good personal hygiene

What you'll bring

• Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
• Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
• Prefers working as part of a group or team
• Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
• Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organized
• Able to apply the right balance of care and support dependant on the needs of the customer
• Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
• Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
• Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
• Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
• Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour
• Ability to adhere to Look Ahead's professional boundaries policy
• Flexible

Essential

NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with little or some previous relevant sector work experience

About us

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.