Job Description
Support Worker
Waking Nights
Hourly rate - £14.97 per hour
Hours - 27 hours
Discovery is looking for caring Waking Night Support Workers in Chard to support for males and one female throughout the night, ensuring the appropriate support is given in line the risk assessment and support plan whist also carrying out a number of key allocated tasks.
The role may involve tasks such as:
- Carrying out “keeping safe checks” at regular intervals to ensure the people we support are safe and comfortable.
- Ensure that the environment is clean and sanitary.
- You will keep written records, using IT systems as required to help you including support plans, incident log and health and safety records.
- Creating a calm therapeutic environment for the people we support.
- Supporting people to make the most of their late evenings / nights when they wish to
- Provide personal care when required.
Shift pattern: 10pm - 7am
Discovery is proud to be successfully accredited by the Great Places To Work Programme for the forth year in row in 2024.
Benefits
We are passionate about investing in your training and career development. Our training covers essential skills and knowledge to provide support in line with the Care Certificate.
Alongside our generous benefits package, we give you:
- Training Programme including Care Certificate - delivered by Skills for Care endorsed ‘’Centre of Excellence’’
- Access to Level 2 Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship worth over £3,000.
- Career development opportunities with access to our award winning Aspire programme
- We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme with a 24/7 helpline for advise
- Employee wellbeing strategy and listening network promoting mental health support.
- Support to take part and complete any personal qualifications while at work providing it does not interfere with your duties.
A full list of rewards can be found in the job description attached.
Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled
Apply now:
We want the people we support to have fulfilling lives and we want our colleagues to have great careers with us. If you would like to be a part of our team and feel that your values match ours, please apply by clicking the button below, or contact the Internal Resourcing Consultant team on 0300 303 9150 or drop us an email at applynow@discovery-uk.org for an informal conversation about the role. Before you know it you could be making a positive difference every day.
This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery.
Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Discovery are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application . Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 03003039150 or email applynow@discovery-uk.org
Discovery supports people with learning disabilities, autism, challenging behaviour and complex needs throughout Somerset. We are driven by our values of ambition, courage, integrity, partnership and respect to provide exemplary care. We help people choose how they would like to live their life and provide training and support to help them find employment.
Adults with autism and learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every person we support to have the best life possible. We are part of Dimensions, one of the country’s largest not-for-profit organisations, which has been at the forefront of national best practice in support provision for more than 40 years.
Discovery’s vision for Somerset is for people with learning disabilities and their families to gain more control over their support, make more day to day choices, live in high quality and fit for purpose buildings and have the same opportunities as everybody else from a service that is good value for money.
Why work with us?
Start your day knowing you’ll make a difference.
Join us and create more opportunities for the people we support across Somerset. You’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you’re changing someone’s life each and every day, and in return we’ll help your career be the best it can be with our excellent colleague benefits and development opportunities.
By joining Discovery you will enjoy a rewarding role working with a great team of people – all with a shared goal of helping people get more from life. We want all our colleagues to be able to reach their potential, and offer a wide range of career and management development programmes to help you achieve your goals.