Waking Night Assistant

Looking for a new challenge?

Come and join our award winning team as a Waking Night Support Worker and make a real difference to the lives of the people we support and their families. 

We will support you both personally and professionally to develop the skills / knowledge and experience to support individuals who have learning disabilities, sensory impairments, communication difficulties and behaviors that challenge. 

As a Waking Night Support Worker, you will play an important role in creating a calm and relaxing environment to support individuals to wind down at the end of their day and any support needs throughout the night as and when required.

We support individuals, who have various communication needs including BSL, hands on hand & Makaton. Also some various mobility needs, physical and mental needs. This is a challenging role, but incredibly rewarding. 

We have permanent contracts available up to 21 hours per week. We are offering you an hourly rate of £12.25 per hour . (£11.75 basic plus allowance)

We work on a flexible rota designed to meet the needs of the individuals being supported. Night shift patterns covers 10:00pm-07:00am Monday to Sunday.

*If you live outside of Louth to be considered for the role you will need use of your own vehicle to get to and from the service for early/late shifts due to very limited public transport.

Benefits

32 days of annual leave including Bank Holidays pro rata Matched pension contributions up to 5%. Free life assurance policy. Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops). Cycle to work scheme. Travel season ticket loans. Enhanced sick pay. Headspace app  - free access for all employees to mindfulness application Free DBS check if your role needs one. A £350 refer-a-friend scheme. Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate. Ongoing development opportunities 

We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who are:

Positive, with a can-do attitude. Caring, patient and empathetic. Good communicators and listeners Flexible team players Passionate about enhancing other people’s lives. Willing to attend training as needed to support you in your role.

No two days will be the same

Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose. Your priority will be empowering the people you support to live an independent life.

 This role in Louth might include supporting people with:

Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning. Personal care and hygiene. Creating a calm and relaxing environment. Medication and wellbeing. Everyone we support is an individual, so their care is as unique as they are. You can see a more detailed description of duties in the job description attached at the bottom of this advert.

Please note, this role may include regular sleep-in shifts paid at £50 a night (This means sleeping over at the residence, with the possibility you might have to wake up to provide care in the night.)

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a .

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

Ready to make a difference?

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