Waking Night Support Worker

Consensus Support Services Ltd; Hodsock; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based care provider is seeking a Waking Night Support Worker in Hodsock. The role involves providing exceptional care for individuals with learning disabilities, facilitating social and leisure activities, and ensuring effective communication. You will work nights for 28.5 hours per week, supporting residents at Dyscarr Grange. Emphasizing values such as kindness and community engagement, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those supported.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Learning and development support

Life assurance

Access to discounts from over 150 retailers

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Must have values that reflect kindness, commitment, and creativity in work.
• Willingness to engage in social and leisure activities with individuals we support.
• Ability to help individuals with varied communication needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional care that changes lives.
• Support individuals to participate in meaningful opportunities and activities.
• Communicate appropriately and help individuals to express themselves.

Skills

Compassionate care delivery

Effective communication

Community engagement

Empathy

Education

Experience in social care (Mental Health Support Worker, Care Worker, etc.)

Job description

Consensus is not just a care provider – we’re a community of amazing people dedicated to inspiring and empowering people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. If you’re looking for a career where you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, then this may be the job for you.

Role

Waking Night Support Worker

Salary

£12.66 - £12.66 per hour

Service

Dyscarr Grange, S81 9RJ

Shifts

Nights, 28.5 hours per week (Week 1 - Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, Week 2 - Monday, Tuesday, Sunday but this may be subject to change)

Your Benefits

• Career Ladder: Our dedicated career ladder provides clear opportunities for your future progression.
• Learning & Development: Support your personal and professional growth with training and qualifications to enable you to achieve your full potential.
• Financial Benefits: Life Assurance of twice your annual basic salary. Withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday with Wagestream. Access to Discounts from over 150 retailers.
• Health & Wellbeing: From confidential telephone counselling, dedicated wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Your Role

Our Support Workers are our greatest asset. Through understanding the needs of the people you support; you’ll provide exceptional care that truly changes lives.

Help the people we support to engage in meaningful opportunities and activities – empowering them to enjoy a great life filled with amazing experiences.

Get involved in the community, support during leisure and social activities, and celebrate special occasions.

Communicate appropriately, considering individual communication needs, and helping people to communicate effectively with others, too.

Your Service

Dyscarr Grange is a newly-outfitted apartment complex nestled in the heart of the village of Langold. There is a quiet, tight-knit community of friendly, kind people in the village, and excellent transport links to Worksop, Doncaster and even further afield to Sheffield and Nottingham, where people we support can shop, do activities that are meaningful to them or even work. We offer person-centred active support, looking at how we can do things with the people we support rather than for them.

Your Values

You may be new to care or already have experience in the social care sector (Mental Health Support Worker, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistant or Care Assistant) but your values are most important to us. Values influence every interaction between our colleagues and the people we support. They are a promise that:

• We will always act with kindness.
• Stay committed to the people who rely on us.
• Embrace creativity in the way we work and grow.

Next Steps

Once you’ve applied our dedicated in-house recruitment team will call to share more about the role.

The next step will be an interview in the service, where you’ll meet the team and the people we support.

If successful, we’ll organise your Free DBS Check and references prior to confirming your start date.

Your journey will then begin with a 3-day online induction, before heading to the service to get started.

At Consensus, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of race, colour, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, religion, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Join us at Consensus Support Services, where your unique perspective is valued, and every individual has the opportunity to succeed.