Overview
Night support worker - 2 X 34.5 hours per week
St Teresa's is a single storey home for 27 adults with physical disabilities. We are amongst the highest rated providers of care and supported living services in the UK, with 87% of our services rated 'good' or 'outstanding' by regulators.
Are you an experienced care worker or would love to start a career in care? If so, we would love to hear from you! Apply now, helping us to continue our great work making a positive impact every day on the lives of people with a disability. Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer an excellent training and induction programme for everyone!
As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are just some of the duties you will do:
Responsibilities
* Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication and mealtimes.
* Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events and appointments.
* Supporting our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.
* Maintain up to date and accurate records.
* Have good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
* Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
* Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).
* Be able to work under pressure and as a team.
* Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.
* Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
* Free DBS check.
Benefits
* Night enhancement of £1.50 per hour from 8pm to 7am Monday - Sunday (does not apply to sleep-ins).
* Weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.
* Free Blue Light Card.
* Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
* Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
* Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
Notes on pay enhancements
We are currently under consultation proposing a change to the enhancement rates paid. If the proposal is accepted, from 1 December 2025 new enhancement rates of £1.00 per hour will only apply to night working (8pm Monday to 7am Friday) and weekend working (8pm Friday - 7am Monday). This does not apply to Sleep-ins.
Requirements
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
* We actively encourage applications from all sections of the community, including people with a disability, and support reasonable adjustments where possible.
* Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
* No agencies please.
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