Waking Nights Support Worker

Snowball Web Management & Digital Marketing; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading provider in social care is looking for a Waking Nights Support Worker in Hailsham. This rewarding role involves supporting individuals with learning disabilities to gain independence and thrive in their community. Applicants are offered training and various perks including flexible hours and career progression.

Benefits

Flexible hours to suit a range of lifestyles

Career progression and training opportunities

Employee assistance programme with free counselling

Recognition schemes, team events, and social activities

Employee discount schemes across various retailers

Team member incentive schemes

Qualifications

• Empathetic individuals willing to learn are encouraged to apply.
• No specific previous experience required.
• Ability to support individuals in gaining independence and engage in community activities.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in everyday life, ensuring their well-being and interests.
• Encourage community engagement and celebrate achievements.
• Assist with personal care and help individuals achieve personal goals.

Skills

Supportive & caring

Reliable & trustworthy

Friendly & approachable

Great at communicating & listening

Education

Full training provided

Job description

Waking Nights Support Worker

Postcode: BN27, Hailsham
Pay Rate: £12.30 per hour

Contract type: Waking Nights, Permanent, 20 hours per week.

About us

At Achieve together, one of the UK’s leading providers of support for people with learning disabilities, autism, profound and multiple learning disabilities, deafness, hearing loss and associated complex needs, we strive to empower and inspire people in order to give them the resources, skills and confidence to thrive, live their lives independently, and to the fullest, while supporting them to achieve their goals and aspirations.

Without our incredible team of Support Workers, we simply wouldn’t be who we are today. In their own words, people we support are looking for Support Workers with all or most of the following traits:

• supportive & caring

• reliable & trustworthy

• friendly & approachable

• happy

• kind

• great at communicating & listening

• feel like family

• fun and up for a laugh

• happy to learn new skills

• have similar interests

• proactive & make things happen

• encourage people to do new things

• treat people as equals

Is this you? Keep reading!
You will support people in everyday life, celebrate achievements, encourage fun and creativity, and empower people to be a meaningful part of their local community. This is more than just a job – you’ll be helping people gain independence and live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.

At Achieve together, you’ll embark on a career adventure like no other, with dedicated training opportunities along the way to develop your skills as a Support Worker and beyond. Whatever your aspirations, we can help you reach your goals and forge a long-lasting career in social care.

You will support people both in their home and in their local communities and we have a range of working patterns to suit you, including full time, part time and flexible opportunities.

We offer a range of exciting benefits, such as:

• Flexible hours to suit a range of lifestyles

• Career progression and training opportunities

• Employee welfare and wellbeing initiatives, including access to Employee Assistance Programme with free counselling services for you and your family

• Recognition schemes, team events and social activities

• Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services,

• Wagestream - a financial health app that gives you the ability to receive optional pay advances

• Team member incentive schemes such as?Refer a Friend, Employee of the Month and Heroes Awards

• New experiences and opportunities for days out with people you support, sometimes even holidays!

About the people and their home

People in Lynfords and The Marshes enjoy doing the following activities:

• Going out for lunch/dinner.

• Going to the beach.

• Going on holidays.

• Going to the farm/zoo.

• Go to a wheelchair friendly cycling activity.

• Going swimming/bowling.

• Going to the cinema/theatre.

• Anything and everything that they want to do!

The Lynfords and Marshes’ achievements and goals are to enable independence to all individuals and to provide great care and support to all. The people of Lynfords and The Marshes enjoy being part of the community and meaningful activities.

Support workers can offer this with the correct training, a caring nature and the determination to gain the knowledge and skill set necessary to assist people to live life to the fullest.

About you

New to social care? That’s OK! As long as you’re ready to learn, we provide full training to ensure you can provide the best possible support

If you have the qualities and interests that align with people we support, we can’t wait for you to apply!