Waking Night Support Worker

East Sussex County Council; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a Friend scheme

Training opportunities

Induction and supervision

Job summary

Grangemead in Hailsham is seeking a Waking Night Support Worker to join a dedicated team caring for adults with learning disabilities in a hotel-style setting. You will work with a colleague to ensure safety and wellbeing during night hours, including medication administration and personal care.

The role emphasises dignity, respect, and independence, with thorough induction, training, and ongoing supervision. Interviews will be held in September 2026 at Grangemead.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide support respectfully and sensitively.
• Patience and understanding when providing support.
• Ability and willingness to assist with medication administration and personal care.
• Understanding health conditions and how they may affect a client’s presentation.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications in line with care plans.
• Conduct regular welfare checks during the night.
• Prepare drinks and snacks as needed.
• Assist with personal care maintaining dignity and independence.
• Perform security checks and maintain cleanliness to uphold high standards.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Medication support

CPR & safety

Job description

Job Description

Are you ready for a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others? If so, join us!

At Grangemead, a top-tier respite and emergency service for adults with learning disabilities located in Hailsham, we are looking for a passionate Waking night Support Workers to join our dedicated team. Our facility provides a warm, hotel-style atmosphere complete with en-suite accommodations and interactive sensory equipment to enrich our guests’ experiences.

We offer a fun holiday experience for both long and short respite stays, promoting life skills, independence, community presence, and opportunities for guests to forge new friendships. Our emergency services accommodate individuals facing challenging life circumstances such as safeguarding issues, homelessness, illness, bereavement, or the end of placement with caregivers.

As a Waking Night Support Worker you will collaboratively with a colleague, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our guests. Your responsibilities include administering medication in line with care plans, completing regular welfare checks throughout the night to ensure safety and well-being, preparing drinks and snacks when needed, and assisting with personal care while maintaining dignity, respect, and independence.

This role also entails performing security checks and maintaining cleanliness to uphold Grangemeads high standards, ensuring a safe environment for all guests.

We value your unique qualities! We believe that your core values matter most. We are committed to providing excellent training opportunities, thorough induction, and ongoing supervision to help you develop the necessary skills for success in this role.

We’re Seeking Candidates Who Have The

• Ability to provide support respectively and sensitively.
• Ability to have patience and understanding when providing support.
• Ability and willingness to support with medication administration, personal care, and other health related tasks.
• Ability to understand health conditions and how it can impact a client’s presentation.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements to complete the role for example administer CPR and manual handling.

Our rotas operate on a 6-week rolling schedule, with Waking Night Support Workers completing 2 shifts per week from 21:30 – 07:30, please note this includes working 2 in every 3 weekends.

Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

Interviews will be held face to face at Grangemead as guest involvement is a crucial part of our recruitment process, these will occur in September 2026.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

Support Work is a privilege and offers the chance to turn kindness into a career. How often are you able to support another human being to live life to the full? In this job you can every day.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Claire Murphy - Team Leader [e-mail] Or Kez Hubberstey-Barnes [e-mail] to request a MS teams call or phone call.

Choose East Sussex!

This role is eligible for the ESCC Refer a Friend scheme. If you have been recommended to apply for this role by a friend who is currently an ESCC employee, you may both be eligible for an incentive payment. Please visit the refer a friend page for more information.

About Us

Additional Information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.