Waking Nights Support Worker

Applefields School; Leeming Bar; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Overtime rate 50p extra per hour

Free or discounted meals

NVQ level 2 and above

Job summary

Action4Care in Leeming Bar is seeking dedicated care staff to support adults with autism, learning disabilities, and other needs in a residential setting. You will help with daily activities at home and in the community, including personal care and meals, with full training provided.

The role requires working a 24/7 schedule, with nights, weekends, and bank holidays allocated by line managers. Genuine commitment to safeguarding and high-quality care is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience is preferred but not necessary; full training provided.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to carry out day-to-day activities at home and in the community.
• Assist with personal care, administering medication, cooking, feeding, cleaning, shopping and general tasks.
• Work a range of shifts on a 24/7 basis, including bank holidays and weekends, as allocated by line managers.

Job description

Location:Leeming Bar Action 4 Care The Oaklands

Salary:£12.87 per hour - £13.37 per hour

Contract:Permanent

Hours:Full Time, Nights

Action4Care are looking for passionate, caring and proactive individuals to join our amazing team of support worker staff. This role will require you to work as part of a team to support vulnerable adults within a shared residential home setting. This includes but is not limited to individuals with autism, Learning disabilities, Down syndrome, Mental health, Challenging behaviour and epilepsy.

Our aim is provide person centred care to support and encourage service users to live as independently as possible whilst providing the right support to suit their needs.

Your role will be to support individuals to carry out day to day activities both within their home and out in the community. You will also assist with personal care, administering medication, cooking, feeding, cleaning, shopping and general day to day tasks.

You must be willing to work a range of shifts on a 24 hour, 365 day basis (this includes bank holidays and weekends.) Shifts are allocated alongside the needs of each service and your line managers will work closely with you for any commitments around your working schedule.

Experience is preferred but not necessary as full training is provided.

• Guaranteed contracted hours with opportunities for over time.
• Over time rate (50p above hourly rate)
• Pension Scheme
• NVQ level 2 and above
• Free or discounted meals

* it is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.*

*We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk*

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*T&C's apply based on contract. All applications will be subject to DBS checks and references. Our support workers are very important to us and are an essential part of our service. If you have previously worked within a similar environment or if you believe you have the skills to complement our service, we would love to hear from you.