Waking Nights Support Worker - Sheffield and Derbyshire

Waking Nights Support Worker Location: Wingerworth S42, Sheffield Discipline: Care and Support Job type: Permanent Salary: £10.50 (Plus 10% Waking Nights Enhancement) Expiry date: 30 Nov 2023 23:59 Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like the opportunity to become a dedicated Support Worker, helping individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible? Our client are looking for Waking Nights Support Workersto join their friendly and welcoming team here in Sheffield. This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives. Experience is not essential as they provide all the training you need to be a confident support worker. Whether you are an experienced professional or completely new to the world of care, they want you to be a compassionate and friendly individual, who shares our Values. You will be expected to attend team meeting and training will be during day to meet company requirements. What matters most is a positive attitude to life and a desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. Everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people's needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things. What will you be doing? As a waking night support worker you'll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. In this caring and creative role, everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, creating flexible services that meet people's needs and always looking for the best way of doing things. Waking night support workers are required to remain awake throughout the night to support individuals as required. The role is tailored to the needs of the individual(s) you will be supporting. The tasks can include: Assisting with taking medication Monitoring people we support due to medical needs, such as seizures Provide support during the night when the people you are supporting are awake and are struggling to go back to sleep Support with personal care Updating files such as finance logs and support plans General household tasks, such as cleaning, washing and ironing Performing security checks, including fire checks What's in it for you? There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities. They'll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and support along the way. If you do not already have a relevant qualification in Health and Social Care, they will fully fund and provide training for you to obtain your Diploma in a Health and Social Care within the first 18 months of your employment. With Skills for Care accreditation they are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible. As a 'Gold' standard Investors in People accredited employer, they are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority. Within this, all employees get access to the LifeWorks - the world's biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it. They offer Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays) Wage incentives: 20% bank holidays' allowance with an increased rate of 50% for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. 10% Overtime allowance for hours worked over 37.5 per week. Apprenticeships: Earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care Training: Access to award winning training and development Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app Aviva Digicare workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support. TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use. Discounted mobile 'phone contracts. As an employee, you'll be able to take advantage of Vodafone's Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off. Care Friends: Employee referral app - earn money for referring your friends to work for them. Retention bonus: £250 every 6 months for the first 2 years of service Free life assurance - 3 x your annual salary Family friendly policies - term time only contracts, part time, annualised and compressed hours. Generous return to work bonus following maternity leave Find your place with them and change lives. STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE They reserve the right to close this vacancy early should they receive sufficient applications. Our clients usual terms and conditions apply. They are committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, they are helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment. Apply Now REF-209771

Location: Sheffield, GB

Posted Date: 2/5/2025