Waking night shifts start at 9pm and finish at 8am. In this role, you will be working alongside another waking night member of staff and will be one of a team of five waking night staff. There is the opportunity to covers sickness and annual leave. There is alos the opportunity to cover day shifts if desired.
This role will involve providing support during the night for eight adults with a learning disability who require support with other health needs, such as epilepsy, stoma, and peg feeding. Duties will include supporting with personal case, checking on general well-being, carrying out laundry tasks and some cleaning tasks throughout the night. Tasks will be discussed at interview.
What does a Waking Night Support Worker do?
As a Waking Night Support Worker you will be expected to provide an outstanding level of support that will enormously contribute to the people we support, living a more comfortable, dignified, liberated and happy life.
- Personal care – supporting individuals to bed at their chosen time, carrying out regular checks and supporting them with toileting as required.
- Light household tasks as the people we support sleep such as ironing, cleaning, updating supported offered on our digital systems.
- Ensuring the safety of the house is maintained.
- Getting the people we support ready for the day ahead.
- Ensuring the home of the people we support is clean and tidy.
- Supporting people to be safe overnight and meeting their health needs.
Have you thought about working for Mencap?
Mencap is a leader in providing excellent support to people with a learning disability. Our vision is a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included.
Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something really meaningful. Everything we do at Mencap keeps the people we support at the centre of what we do. To find out a bit more about what life as a Support Worker is like, please click here to watch a short video.
With us, it’s never ‘just a job’. In return for your hard work and passion you can find real and meaningful work experience, access to some excellent benefits alongside our competitive pay. Click here to find out more about our Mencap benefits.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the directgov website.
At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!
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