Waking Night Support Worker

7 months ago


Newtownabbey, United Kingdom Sense Employees Full time

**Looking for a new challenge?**:
It's an exciting time at Sense, as we are now looking a Female Waking Nights Support Worker in our Short Breaks (Respite) Service located in Newtownabbey Northern Ireland.

This is a permanent position, with contracts available from 24-36 hours per week.

Due to expansion of our Service, we have this exciting opportunity to join a small high-quality person-centered service.

The role will be based in our 2-bedded Short Breaks Residential service, supporting adults with complex needs.

**We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who are**:

- Positive, with a can-do attitude.
- Caring and empathetic.
- Passionate about enhancing other people’s lives.
- Willing to attend training as needed to support you in your role.

**No two days will be the same**

Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose. Your priority will be empowering the people you support to live an independent life.

This role in **Newtownabbey** might include supporting people with:

- Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning.
- Personal care and hygiene.
- Finances.
- Medication and wellbeing.
- Working.
- Going into the community for shopping or other trips.
- Their social life and nightlife.

Everyone we support is an individual, so their care is as unique as they are. You can see a more detailed description of duties in the job description attached at the bottom of this advert.

Please note, this role may include regular sleep-in shifts. (This means sleeping over at the residence, with the possibility you might have to wake up to provide care in the night.)

**Why work for Sense?**:
Sense is a national disability charity supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex disabilities. We believe everyone should be able to take part in life, no matter their disability.

Our work empowers thousands of people who are deafblind or have complex disabilities to communicate, experience the world and fulfill their potential.

Work at Sense can be demanding and so isn’t for everyone, but it is also incredibly rewarding and valuable. Take a look at the video below to see why we do what we do.

**Benefits**:

- 24 days of annual leave.
- Headspace app****:

- Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
- Free life assurance policy.
- Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops).
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Travel season ticket loans.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Free Access NI check if your role needs one.
- A £350 refer-a-friend scheme.
- Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate.
- Ongoing development opportunities.

**Ready to make a difference?**

**To apply**:
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.


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