Waking Night Support Worker - Adult Services

Waking Night Support Worker | Join Our Team Are you looking for night work? Could you support adults with learning disabilities when they are wakeful during the night? We are currently seeking a dedicated and compassionate Waking Night Support Worker, to join our team supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.
Shift Patterns Available Shift time: 10:00pm to 7:30am
Duration: 9.5 hours per shift
We are recruiting for:
1 x Waking Night - 3 nights ( Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday)
About the Role As a Waking Night Support Worker, you will play a vital role in ensuring the comfort, safety, and wellbeing of the people we support throughout the night. Your responsibilities will include: conducting regular checks to ensure individuals are settled and comfortable; supporting evening routines such as watching TV, reading, or preparing light snacks; assisting individuals to get ready for bed; providing personal care and administering medication when required; and completing light cleaning and administrative tasks during quieter periods. You'll receive full training, along with ongoing support and guidance from your Service Manager, Deputy, and Senior Practitioners.
About the Service Great Holm is home to over 34 people of mixed ages and genders, living across 16 residential flats. The service includes a large garden, outdoor gym, and patio area that residents enjoy, especially in warmer weather. As many of the people we support are older, the focus is often on maintaining independence and existing skills, while still encouraging opportunities for growth and engagement where possible.
What We're Looking For Compassionate, patient, and reliable individuals
A willingness to support with personal care and medication
The ability to work independently during night hours
A genuine desire to make a difference in people's lives
If you're looking for a rewarding night role where you can make a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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About you Experience isn't always necessary. If you have the right attitude, good customer service skills, share our values and are willing to learn, you're likely to be a great fit. We are looking for people who celebrate differences, and we strive to make all our staff feel included, valued and respected.
About us MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.
We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone's unique gifts, talents and contributions.
Training and Development At Macintyre we fully support your training and development. We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of eLearning, face-to-face training and mentoring support whilst on the job.
But it doesn't stop there - throughout your career with us you will have access to our own dedicated in house Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists and HR Teams. These teams, along with your Manager, will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop professionally as well as enabling and supporting you to achieve professional qualifications and career progression opportunities - all free of charge.
Pay and Rewards We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:
Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)
How to apply If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV.
if you would prefer to complete a manual application form, call us and we will send an application form to you.
Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today.
"Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding."
Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.
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