Waking Night Support Worker

SeeAbility; Tadley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading disability charity in the UK seeks a Waking Night Support Worker to provide personalized care and support to adults with complex needs. In this rewarding role, you'll help individuals achieve daily routines and participate in engaging activities that enhance their well-being. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills, prior experience in care settings, and a valid manual UK driving license. This position offers guaranteed hours and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Guaranteed hours

Paid training & career development

Wellbeing support

Recognition & rewards

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with complex care needs.
• Ability to engage in therapeutic relationships.
• Willingness to participate in training and development.

Responsibilities

• Support daily routines from bed time to morning.
• Plan and execute person-centered activities.
• Keep accurate support documentation.

Skills

Strong English communication skills

Experience in a care/support setting

Compassion and resilience

Tools

Manual UK driving licence

Job description

Role Description

Waking Night Support Worker – Make Every Day Matter!

Location: Tadley, Hampshire

Salary: £13.20 per hour, pus benefits

Hours: 28.5hrs, 3 nights per week - Sunday, Wednesday & Thursday only

Driving Licence: Manual UK licence required

Visa Sponsorships: Not available

What’s In It For You?

• Guaranteed hours – because your time is valuable
• Paid training & career development – grow with us
• Supportive team vibes – we’ve got your back
• Wagestream – access your earnings instantly, stay in control

What You’ll Need

• Strong English communication skills (spoken & written)
• Previous experience in a care/support setting
• A valid manual UK driving licence
• The legal right to live and work in the UK

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting daily routines – bed time support to morning routine
• Planning fun, person‑centred activities that boost wellbeing
• Contributing to tailored support plans
• Building therapeutic relationships that truly make a difference
• Keeping accurate support notes – every detail matters

Who You’ll Be Supporting

Fir Tree Lodge: Where Exceptional Care meets Extraordinary Lives!

Fir Tree Lodge is more than just a home – it’s a place where adults with complex care needs, learning disabilities, and sight loss are empowered to live life to the fullest.

With just 10 purpose‑built beds, every person we support receives truly personalised care from our incredible team. They’re not just support workers – they are champions. Positive, non‑judgemental, and consistent, they bring compassion, energy and heart to everything they do.

You’ll be making a real impact with people who have:

• Autism and Learning Disabilities
• Complex health needs
• PEG Feeds
• Epilepsy
• Manual Handling/Personal Care

If you’re compassionate, resilient, and ready to learn, this is your moment. It’s hands‑on, it’s heart‑led, and yes – it’s brilliant.

For further details about Fir Tree Lodge and the Support Worker job profile, please click the links provided below:

Read more about Fir Tree Lodge

www.seeability.org/supportworker

Ready to Apply?

If you’re looking for a role where you don’t just work — you thrive, hit that apply button and let’s make a difference together.

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Our Benefits

Why work for us?

At SeeAbility, we value your growth and well‑being just as much as the support you provide, we can offer you:

• Comprehensive Training: Start with an extensive induction and continue developing your skills with face‑to‑face training, e‑learning, and ongoing support.
• Career Progression: We support your ambitions, offering opportunities to achieve professional qualifications (Care Certificate, QCF levels 2‑5).
• Recognition & Rewards: From excellence awards to long service recognition, your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
• Work‑Life Balance: Enjoy up to 36 days of holiday with long service, flexible working options, and time off for life events.
• Financial Benefits: Discounts, cashback, pension schemes, and more, to help your money go further.
• Wellbeing Support: Access to a 24/7 employee assistance program, life assurance and sick pay.
• Refer a Friend: Receive £600 (Support Workers and Senior Support Workers only).

About us

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. This year we are celebrating our 225th anniversary, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799!

We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person‑centred support across our many supported‑living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye‑care services to children and adults alike and assists people with a disability to find paid employment for the very first time.

SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.

Safeguarding and Promoting Welfare

SeeAbility is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. We expect all staff to uphold this commitment and have a strong understanding of their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding.

Safer Recruitment

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, we require the following checks for all successful applicants:

• A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
• Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.
• Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.
• References will be obtained to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults.

These checks will be carried out and completed prior offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility’s expense.

Diversity

SeeAbility is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those who have a disability or neuro‑divergent condition. We are pleased to confirm that we are a Disability Confident employer.

We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated, and their opinion valued. We are happy to offer any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role itself to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates.

In exceptional circumstances, the exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.