Waking Night Support Worker

Sense; Stanmer; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in Stanmer is looking for a Waking Night Support Worker to join their Residential Team. In this permanent role, you will be supporting individuals with complex disabilities. No prior experience is required as full training will be provided. The job offers an hourly rate starting at £13.00, along with generous benefits such as annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

32 days of annual leave including Bank Holidays

Matched pension contributions up to 5%

Free life assurance policy

Cashback and discounts on high street brands

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Free access to training courses

Qualifications

• Able to support people with personal care and hygiene.
• Willing to attend training as required.
• Capable of assisting with finances and medication.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning.
• Assist with medication and wellbeing.
• Encourage community involvement in shopping and social activities.

Skills

Positive attitude

Caring

Good communicator

Flexible team player

Passionate about enhancing lives

Job description

Overview

Come and join the Sense Team! Work with Sense and make a real difference to the lives of the people we support and their families. You don’t need any previous experience to become a Waking Night Support Worker with Sense working in a specialised area of care. We’ll give you full training for our roles.

Role details

You will join our wonderful Residential Team in Louth across 2 services. This is a permanent role with 31.5 hours available per week, split across both our services. (Hours and shifts will be discussed at interview).

We are offering an hourly rate from £13.00 (inclusive of allowances) with enhanced rates for overtime and annual pay reviews/rises.

Note: if you live outside of Louth to be considered for the role you will need use of your own vehicle to get to and from the service for early/late shifts due to very limited public transport.

Benefits

• 32 days of annual leave including Bank Holidays
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%
• Free life assurance policy
• Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops!)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel season ticket loans
• Enhanced sick pay
• Wisdom app - free access for all employees to mindfulness application
• Free DBS check if your role needs one
• A £350 refer-a-friend scheme
• Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate
• Ongoing development opportunities

Who we’re looking for

• Positive, with a can-do attitude
• Caring, patient and empathetic
• Good communicators and listeners
• Flexible team players
• Passionate about enhancing other people’s lives
• Willing to attend training as needed to support you in your role
• No two days will be the same

Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose. Your priority will be empowering the people you support to live an independent life.

Role duties

This role in Louth might include supporting people with:

• Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning
• Personal care and hygiene
• Finances
• Medication and wellbeing
• Going into the community for shopping or other trips
• Their social life and nightlife

Everyone we support is an individual, so their care is as unique as they are. You can see a more detailed description of duties in the job description attached at the bottom of this advert.

About Sense

We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

Ready to apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time. No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or [e-mail]

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone’s contribution is valued and we ensure they’re given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.