Support Worker - Nights

Support Worker (Nights)

Earn £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum) and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw) Based on rota, shifts including weekends and Bank Holidays

Gateshead

We can’t offer a CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

Calling all night owls! Prefer staying awake and working through the night rather than snoozing away like the rest of us?  We’re looking for a dedicated night worker who won’t fall asleep on the job.

If you’re as energised as a new Duracell bunny with the alert skills of a meerkat, this is the job for you! As our night support worker, you’ll play a really important role in supporting the smooth running of our service.

Furthermore, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex needs and are fleeing domestic violence to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. 

What’s in it for you?


* 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”)   


* Paid time off for volunteering   


* Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)   


* Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies   


* Career path with development and an excellent training package   


* Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses 

What you’ll do


* Support customers to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.


* Helping customers with daily living activities such as, contacting emergency services, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation.


* Ensuring that customers are adhering to their risk assessments, support planning and goal setting.     


* Working with customers fleeing domestic violence and with complex mental health needs.


* As a night support worker, you are supporting the team in service delivery as well as focusing on our service KPI’s and work alongside management to achieve these.

Why join us

This is more than a job, it’s a place where you feel valued.

You get great training, support from friendly colleagues and a chance to make a real difference every day.

Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work! 

You have


* Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail 


* Experience of caring for others, you may have worked in care before or have experience of caring for others such as family members or children


* The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach


* Recognise every customer is different and you’re able to adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs 


* To get from A to B, you’ll need a valid d...