Looking for a new challenge?
Sense are looking for a passionate and motivated person to join our fantastic team as a Waking Nights Support Worker at our residential service in Paston, Peterborough.
This is a permanent role, working 27 hours per week. We are offering Waking Nights Support Worker in Peterborough £12.25 per hour.
At this 10 bedded service, we support 10 Individuals who have communication, mobility with additional health needs. They enjoy participating in activities in the house and community and lead full and active lives.
As a Waking Nights Support Worker, you will support the individuals with medication, eating and drinking, preparing meals, personal care, continence support and help with our mobility in and out of the home. You ill be working alongside another waking night colleague providing support to individuals
Your shift patterns for this role will be between 10pm and 7am and you will be required to work some weekends and bank holidays.
Does this sound right for you?
We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who are:
1. Positive, with a can-do attitude.
2. Caring and empathetic.
3. Passionate about enhancing other people’s lives.
4. 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 Peterborough might include supporting people with:
5. Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning.
6. Personal care and hygiene.
7. Finances.
8. Medication and wellbeing.
9. Working.
10. Going into the community for shopping or other trips.
11. Their social life and nightlife.
Everyone we support is an individual, so their care is as unique as they are.
Why work for Sense?
Sense is a national disability charity supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex disabilities. We believe everyone should be able to take part in life, no matter their disability.
Our work empowers thousands of people who are deafblind or have complex disabilities to communicate, experience the world and fulfill their potential.
Work at Sense can be demanding and so isn’t for everyone, but it is also incredibly rewarding and valuable. Take a look at the video below to see why we do what we do.
Benefits
Working at Sense gives you a wide range of benefits including:
12. An opportunity to learn/develop your BSL at the services we support individuals with a hearing impairment
13. 24 days’ holiday + bank holiday entitlement; increasing with length of service
14. Free DBS Check
15. Free access to over 100 online and face to face training including the care certificate.
16. On-going development opportunities
17. Flexible working and family friendly policies
18. Employee referral scheme
19. Health and well-being support
20. Pension Scheme
21. Discount scheme
22. Headspace App- free access for all employees to mindfulness application.