Waking nights male support worker

Waking Nights Male Support Worker

📍Ilkeston, DE7 8XW
💰 £12.21 per hour

📅 Full-time, Permanent – 36 hours per week

Real Life Options provide support to people with autism, learning disabilities, and complex needs.

We provide individualised support packages and promote independence to enable people to live a happy fulfilled life within their own homes. The purpose-built accommodation is made of individual apartments and purpose-built bungalows.

The service comprises of 12 apartments for people with mild learning disabilities, 4 bungalows for individuals with higher complex needs and 4 bungalows for people who display behaviours of concern.

About the Role

You will be supporting individuals in their own homes to live as independently as possible, this involves;

✔ following daily planners

✔ helping with financial expenditure

✔domestic support and administration of medication

There may also be some support with;

✔personal care

✔meal planning/preparation

✔maintaining important relationships

✔support to find new friendships.

A rewarding part of the role will be encouraging participation in activities in the local community to enhance social inclusion. Seeking new opportunities for the growth and development of the people we support which could include volunteering roles and further education access.

Shift patterns:

1. 10pm to 7am

Working on a rota, you will be required to work weekends, evenings, bank holidays with planned time off.

Flexibility to cover any of these shift patterns over the 7 day weekly period is essential

An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

Why Join Us?
✅ A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)

✅ Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job - develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network

✅ A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)

✅An employer contributory pension scheme
✅ Work in a collaborative, values-led environment

✨ In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:

✅ Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)

✅ £10,000 Life cover

✅ A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)

✅ A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services

✅ Cycle to Work Scheme

✅ A financial wellbeing scheme

✅ Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)

✅ Recognition Initiatives

📩 Don’t miss out – Be Part of Something Bigger – Join a team driven by values, with a mission that matters

Apply today and start making a real impact!

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