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Waking Night Healthcare Support Worker, Young People
£26986.96 (£13.48 per hour)
Full Time 38.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
Job Summary
Waking Night Healthcare Support Worker, Young People
Moortown, Leeds
£26986.96 (£13.48 per hour)
Full Time 38.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
Essential Requirements Of a Support Worker
* Flexibility - Your role will involve working night shifts including weekends and bank holidays
* Must be able to attend training throughout employment which will be held on weekdays
* Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
* Basic IT skills (Your role will involve some computer work, completing forms, using an online care system, and writing emails)
* Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
* An ability to maintain a professional working boundary
* Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations
Desirable Criteria of a Support Worker
* Full UK Driving Licence
* NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
* Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs
About us
Care in Mind provide residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. The young people we care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.
Company Benefits
* 30 days holiday (Rising to 35 days with service including bank holidays)
* An additional day off each year for your birthday
* Opportunity to work part time hours if this suits your circumstances
* Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care and support with completion of the Care Certificate)
* Paid Training, Induction and DBS check
* Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
* Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts
* Enhanced company pension
* Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
* Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
* Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service
Date posted
11 April 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£26,986.96 a year Per annum (13.48 per hour)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
1105
Job locations
Maplehurst Residential Service
Moortown
LS17 5PP
Job Description
Job responsibilities
At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. Our young people can still be quite active at night so you will have lots of interaction and will be required to support them their wellbeing, education, household tasks and general life skills. There will also be more challenging aspects to the role such as incident management and de-escalation of challenging behaviours. You will be required to update online care records, complete medication administration and provide effective handovers to the day staff. In addition, you will be responsible for the general upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in homely environment. Even though you are working nights, you will have the support of another night worker or a sleep in and have access to an on-call manager for additional support.
At our home in Leeds, you will be working with young people who have diagnosed eating disorders, alongside a variety of mental health diagnoses. Our young people often use self-harm and compensatory behaviours as a strategy to cope with their emotions. Your role will be required to support the young people through their eating complexities, including meal support, food and fluid documentation and post meal support. You will also support and help to manage incidents of self-harm and other risk-taking behaviours. Some of our young people have physical health concerns which require close monitoring and documenting - full training for this is provided. A number of our young people are preparing for independence too, to move on from the home into the community. Therefore you will be supporting this transition through things such as: discovering different education routes, accessing public transport and appointments independently and supporting them to self-administer their own medication. Our young people are all unique and have different interests, they engage in a variety of activities including going to theme parks, pottery painting and watching theatre plays, so there will never be a dull moment when you are on shift.
Previous care experience is not essentialand full training will be provided. You will receive ongoing support and mentoring from our friendly residential and clinical team which includes Reflective Practice, 1:1 supervisions and Group Staff support.
The job is highly rewarding and a great start to developing your career working with young people or enhancing your previous experience of mental health with the opportunity for excellent career development.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. Our young people can still be quite active at night so you will have lots of interaction and will be required to support them their wellbeing, education, household tasks and general life skills. There will also be more challenging aspects to the role such as incident management and de-escalation of challenging behaviours. You will be required to update online care records, complete medication administration and provide effective handovers to the day staff. In addition, you will be responsible for the general upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in homely environment. Even though you are working nights, you will have the support of another night worker or a sleep in and have access to an on-call manager for additional support.
At our home in Leeds, you will be working with young people who have diagnosed eating disorders, alongside a variety of mental health diagnoses. Our young people often use self-harm and compensatory behaviours as a strategy to cope with their emotions. Your role will be required to support the young people through their eating complexities, including meal support, food and fluid documentation and post meal support. You will also support and help to manage incidents of self-harm and other risk-taking behaviours. Some of our young people have physical health concerns which require close monitoring and documenting - full training for this is provided. A number of our young people are preparing for independence too, to move on from the home into the community. Therefore you will be supporting this transition through things such as: discovering different education routes, accessing public transport and appointments independently and supporting them to self-administer their own medication. Our young people are all unique and have different interests, they engage in a variety of activities including going to theme parks, pottery painting and watching theatre plays, so there will never be a dull moment when you are on shift.
Previous care experience is not essentialand full training will be provided. You will receive ongoing support and mentoring from our friendly residential and clinical team which includes Reflective Practice, 1:1 supervisions and Group Staff support.
The job is highly rewarding and a great start to developing your career working with young people or enhancing your previous experience of mental health with the opportunity for excellent career development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Qualifications Desirable
* Do you have any formal qualifications in care?
Experience Essential
* Do you have An understanding of the issues young people face?
* Experience of working in a team?
Skills Essential
* Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
* Good written communication skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
* IT skills and the ability to write emails and use Microsoft office
Desirable
* Do you hold a clean driving license?
Other Essential
* Able to work the night shift (including weekends, bank holidays, occasional days where required to complete any necessary training)
Person Specification Qualifications Desirable
* Do you have any formal qualifications in care?
Experience Essential
* Do you have An understanding of the issues young people face?
* Experience of working in a team?
Skills Essential
* Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
* Good written communication skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
* IT skills and the ability to write emails and use Microsoft office
Desirable
* Do you hold a clean driving license?
Other Essential
* Able to work the night shift (including weekends, bank holidays, occasional days where required to complete any necessary training)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Care In Mind
Address
Maplehurst Residential Service
Moortown
LS17 5PP
Employer's website
https://www.careinmind.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Other
* Industries
Mental Health Care
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