Weekend only Waking Night Support Worker

iBC Healthcare; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid induction and PBS training

Health & Social Care Diplomas (Level 2

Blue Light Card discounts

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to Work Scheme

Enhanced Family Leave

28 Days Annual Leave

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

IBC Healthcare is seeking a Weekend Waking Night Support Worker to provide one-to-one support for an adult with learning disabilities in Mansfield (NG19). This weekend role runs 30 hours across Friday to Sunday, with nights and a person-centred care approach.

You will work from an individualised plan within a PBS framework, promoting routine, independence, and genuine wellbeing in the client's home and community. Training and career development are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism, or behaviours of concern.
• Understanding of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and trauma‑informed practice.
• Experience with personal care where required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person‑centred, therapeutic support tailored to the individual's needs, preferences and goals.
• Promote independence and meaningful choice in all aspects of daily life.
• Support with personal care where required, always maintaining dignity and respect.
• Support medication administration in line with policy.
• Support daily living tasks, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, appointments as opportunities to build skills and confidence.
• Actively encourage community access and social inclusion, tailored to the person's interests.
• Follow the support plan, risk assessment and positive behaviour support plan consistently.
• Recognise early signs of distress and respond using de‑escalation techniques, minimising restrictive practice.
• Complete accurate, timely documentation and records.
• Work collaboratively with family members, healthcare professionals, and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Skills

PBS understanding

De-escalation

Communication

Observation

Calm under pressure

Professional boundaries

Personal care

Rights & independence

Job description

Weekend Waking Night Support Worker – Adults Learning Disabilities
Pay Rate: £12.90 per hour | Nights| Part-time (30 Hours per week)| Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Make a Real Difference, Every Day

We're looking for an experienced, compassionate Waking Night Support Worker to provide dedicated one-to-one support to an adult with learning disabilities in Mansfield (NG19area), whose support needs include behaviours of concern. This is a role built around therapeutic, person-centred care, helping the person we support build routine, confidence, and genuine independence in their own home and community.

This role is based only on weekends, providing a 30 hour contract across Friday, Saturday and Sunday for waking-nights.

You'll need the confidence, patience, and consistency to support someone through both good days and harder ones, always with dignity, choice, and their long-term wellbeing at the centre of what you do.

About the Role

This is a single-person support role, so consistency of approach matters enormously. You'll work from an individualised support plan and positive behaviour support (PBS) framework, helping the person we support:

• Build and sustain daily routines that promote stability and independence
• Access their local community, shopping, leisure, appointments, social activities in ways that reflect their own choices and interests
• Develop confidence in making decisions about their own life, from small daily choices to longer‑term goals
• Navigate anxiety, emotional dysregulation, or behaviours of concern using a calm, trauma‑informed, non‑reactive approach
• Maintain relationships with family and the wider care team in a way that feels safe and consistent

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver person‑centred, therapeutic support tailored to the individual's needs, preferences and goals
• Promote independence and meaningful choice in all aspects of daily life
• Support with personal care where required, always maintaining dignity and respect
• Support medication administration in line with policy
• Support daily living tasks, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, appointments as opportunities to build skills and confidence, not just complete tasks
• Actively encourage community access and social inclusion, tailored to the person's interests
• Follow the support plan, risk assessment and positive behaviour support plan consistently
• Recognise early signs of distress and respond using de‑escalation techniques, minimising restrictive practice
• Complete accurate, timely documentation and records
• Work collaboratively with family members, healthcare professionals, and the wider multidisciplinary team

What We're Looking For

• Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism, or behaviours of concern
• Understanding of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and trauma‑informed practice
• Strong de‑escalation, communication and observational skills
• A calm, patient, non‑reactive approach and able to stay steady under pressure
• Consistency and strong professional boundaries; this person benefits from predictability
• Experience with personal care where required
• A genuine belief in the person's right to make their own choices and live as independently as possible

What We Offer

• Paid induction and training, including PBS‑specific training for this role
• Funded Health & Social Care Diplomas (Level 2–5)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced Family Leave
• 28 Days Annual Leave
• Career progression opportunities

About IBC Healthcare

IBC Healthcare supports individuals across the Midlands with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, dementia, physical disabilities, and mental health conditions. 97% of our employees would recommend us as a great place to work, and 93% plan to stay with us for the next 3–5 years.

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