Waking Night Support Worker - Northallerton

Royal Mencap Society; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts

Health cash plan

Interest-free loans

Excellent benefits

Job summary

The Royal Mencap Society is seeking a Waking Night Support Worker in Northallerton to join our supported living team on a part-time, permanent basis (10 hours per week). You will help three mature gentlemen live independently, manage tasks and assist with daily living.

No specific experience required; personality and values matter. DBS check and references required. The role offers competitive benefits and pro-rata holiday entitlement.

Qualifications

• No specific experience required; personality and values matter.

Responsibilities

• Supporting people to live independently – budget management, paying bills, housework, organising appointments and cooking healthy meals.
• Excellent communication skills and relationship building – supporting people to understand the world around them and promoting positive relationships.
• Community & Social Inclusion – enabling access to local community and social events to promote life skills and individuality.
• Personal care – helping people get ready for the day, including prompting medication and assisting with bathing, showering and using the bathroom.

Job description

Waking Night Support Worker - Northallerton

• Waking Night Support Worker - Northallerton

Job Advert

We are looking for someone to join our amazing supported living team based in Northallerton on a Part time, permanent basis 10hrs per week Waking Night Support worker.

About our Service

We support three active gentlemen aged between 60-68whohave a learning disability and are great friends. Theyall live independent, fun and active lifestyles. It is a busy home, from going on days out, train spotting, socialising, and seeing friends.

What does a Support Worker do?

• Supporting people to live independently – budget management, paying bills, housework, organising appointments and cooking delicious healthy meals.
• Excellent communication skills and Relationship building – supporting the people we support to understand the world around them and promoting positive relationships.
• Community & Social Inclusion - supporting individuals to access and participate in their local community and social events to promote life skills and individuality.
• Personal care - helping people to get ready for the day. This may include prompting the people we support to take their medication and assisting with bathing, showering and using the bathroom. Not all Support Worker roles include high levels of personal care.

*All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

JOB ID: 36928

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and below link with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers . We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for E veryone, Every day, Everywhere .

Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.

Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

£25,054 per annum, pro-rata + excellent benefits

£25,054 per annum, pro-rata + excellent benefits

£26,228 per annum, pro-rata + Excellent Benefits