Female Night Support Worker

Job title: Female Night Support Worker (Adult Learning Disabilities)

Hourly rate: £12.91/hr

Location: Mirfield (WF14)

Hours: Full or part-time roles available

Shift pattern: 10hr shifts, 9:15pm - 7:15am.

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This role involves providing personal care to female service users. For reasons of dignity and privacy, it is necessary for the post-holder to be female. This requirement is permitted under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1, as a genuine occupational requirement. We are particularly interested in females who speak Pashto, this is desirable although not essential.

Hollybank Trust is a charity based in West and South Yorkshire and we are proud of our reputation for excellence over our rich history. Our mission statement is to provide education, residential care, plus a range of therapies and enrichment activities for children, young people and adults with profound and multiple disabilities. We focus on ability not disability and celebrate our differences.

Willow Court in Mirfield is a 19-bed home for adults, we are looking for some amazing new people to join their teams on a full or part-time basis. All of our roles include some weekend working, our night shifts are 9:15pm - 7:15am. You will receive a rota in advance that allows you to plan for your days off. Please indicate on your application whether you are applying for a full or part-time role.

When you start your role at Hollybank, we will ask you to do 1 - 2 weeks of shifts on days so that you can get to know our adults better. This will allow you to work closely with them, and develop a deeper appreciation of their likes, dislikes, routines, and communication methods. You will then start your night time rota, which will include additional shadowing and training to ensure you are fully equipped with all the tools and knowledge you need

The role will be as varied as the people we support, but typical duties will include:

• Supporting adults to engage in meaningful activities.
• Supporting adults with their night-time routine, including personal care and bathing/showering.
• Keeping the home tidy and clean, and some laundry duties.
• Checking adults regularly throughout the night in line with their care plan.
• Ensuring each individuals' care record is kept up to date and accurate.
• Team work and collaborative working.

Please read the full job description before applying for this role.

To be a successful night support worker at Hollybank you need:

• To be kind, confident, curious, and happy - our four #BeSomeone values.
• Be able to stay awake and alert overnight, as all of our night shifts are waking shifts.
• Be commited to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our adults.
• Have a can-do attitude and desire to work as a team.
• Have a positive attitude towards working with adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities, and physical disabilities.
• Make a decent brew (our adults take their tea and coffee very seriously)

If this sounds like you, get in touch to find out more about what we can offer - you can even come for a site visit to find out more. If you have any questions, please contact

Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy.

We are particularly interested in females who speak Pashto, due to the needs of our service users, this is desirable although not essential. This role involves providing personal care to female service users. For reasons of dignity and privacy, it is necessary for the post-holder to be female. This requirement is permitted under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1, as a genuine occupational requirement.

Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident Employer. Please let us know on your application about any adjustments that you require for your interview or give us a call to discuss your application in more detail.

Please note that we are unable to offer UK Sponsorship, and require all applicants to have completed at least 6-months of UK based work experience (in any sector) prior to applying. This does not apply to recent school or college leavers.