Awake Night Support Worker

7 months ago


Colchester, United Kingdom Your Life Care Solutions Full time

Working in care is about providing personal and practical support to help people live their lives. We are always looking for passionate and ambitious people.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Awake Night Support Worker to join our well established team based in Colchester. We are a dedicated specialist care provider offering supported living for adults with learning difficulties, epilepsy, autism and other additional needs.

The Role:

- Responsible for delivering quality person-centred support and care. This will include supporting and assisting with personal care, food prepping and mealtimes.
- Interact with service users at all times to promote independence and choice is really important and ensuring they are safe at all times, cleaning and record keeping is also required.
- Working 48 hours per week (4 x 12 hr shifts including every other weekend)

The Person:

- Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team and contribute to a positive environment with a can-do attitude even during challenging periods - essential
- Possess good communication skills - essential
- Be compassionate with a caring nature
- essential
- Be a team player - essential
- Current clean driving licence due to locations - preferable
- Medication trained -preferable
- Have a minimum of 6 months experience of working in a Supported Living setting
- preferable
- You should be able to demonstrate experience in supporting vulnerable adults and experience with Autism and challenging behaviours. - preferable
- Hold an NVQ2 in Heath & Social Care - or equivalent. - desirable
- Demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of CQC standards (such as SOVA, MCA, KLOEs, 6C’s). - desirable

The Benefits:

- Starting hourly rate £11.55ph (Depending on qualifications and experience).
- Career progression opportunities
- Paid training with a range of courses
- DBS costs covered
- Birthday bonus
- Blue Light Card - Staff discount from 1000’s of retailers
- Based Colchester, Essex
- Full time or part time, permanent contracts
- Overtime available



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