Wake Night Support Worker
Hourly Rate: £12.60
Hours: 33.25
Location: Ashford, Kent
About the role:
Wake Night Support workers help the people we support to feel safe and secure throughout the night. Delivering exceptional care and individualised support ensures that our residents live as independently and safely as possible. In addition, the responsibilities of the role are to assist in maintaining the cleanliness of the service and carry out necessary utility checks. This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your skills and experience. Having a background in supporting Autistic people in a previous role within a social care environment is desirable.
Meet the Team:
Our Jemmett Road site offers superb residential accommodation for 6 autistic adults. There are shared communal areas which include a lovely large garden and a sensory room for all to enjoy. The people we support are really active and love to go on lots of different adventures visiting a variety of locations and participating in a wide range of activities such as visiting theme parks, going to the pub, eating out, shopping, baking, listening to music, and socialising with other people.
The specialist staff team in situ are looking forward to welcoming a new colleague.
Tasks / Responsibilities of a Wake Night Support Worker (may include but not limited to):
• Routine safety checks on individuals and their environment
• Ensure the service is safe and secure
• Household management tasks cooking, cleaning etc.
• Administering medication
• Assisting individuals with personal care and hygiene
• Ensuring written records are correctly maintained
• Will include lone working
• Working with individuals who can display stressed behaviours - hurting self or others, running away, throwing things, swearing, shouting.
• Working with and supporting individuals with additional needs, such as epilepsy, pica, learning disabilities.
• Understanding each individuals abilities and support needs
• Promoting independence and choice
• Promoting equality, diversity & inclusion
• Uphold the privacy, confidentially and dignity of all individuals
• To form good working relationships with other members of staff across different services.
• A commitment to continuous personal development and learning.
Benefits We Offer you as a Wake Night Support Worker:
We offer many benefits, which include some salary sacrifice arrangements, although some benefits are dependent on a minimum earnings threshold:
• Paid DBS Check
• 28 days holiday, plus option to buy 5 extra days pa (Pro Rata for Part Time Positions)
• Company Sick Pay after 12 months service
• Death in Service Benefits
• Some meals provided, depending on shifts
• Long Service and Contribution Recognition Awards
• Pension (after 3 months)
• Employee Assistance Programme, with counselling services
• Significant Retail and Leisure Discount Scheme that could save staff an average of £1,000 pa
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Financial Well-being Scheme (loans and savings)
• Additional Sleep In Shifts may be available
• Opportunities to pick up additional voluntary casual shifts at enhanced rates
• Superb paid training
• Regulated Care Qualification Sponsorship
• Refer a Friend scheme via Care Friends where points mean pounds!
Why Join Us?
The Kent Autistic Trust is dedicated to enabling autistic adults to have the best quality of life. We provide outstanding expertise and experience in supporting autistic individuals and offer a range of services, including living, vocational, educational, therapeutic, social, and occupational support. As a registered charity, we represent the needs of autistic people and their families, supporting over five thousand families throughout Kent. We strive to achieve and maintain good and outstanding CQC ratings.
Ready to Apply?
If you're passionate about making a difference and ready to take the next step in your career, wed love to hear from you Apply now www.kentautistictrust.org/canterbury-jobs or call us on 01634 477171 to speak with our team.
Our Values and Commitment:
KAT is committed to providing high quality supports designed around individual abilities, needs and choices.
KAT is committed to promoting independence and inclusion within communities.
KAT believes everyone is able to make their own individual contribution.
KAT seeks to work in partnership with all relevant parties but in particular with the individual themselves.
We seek colleagues who really value every person, whether it's the people we support, their families, carers, or other staff by respecting their priorities, needs, abilities and limits.
We hope you are one of them!
We do not accept applications made via agencies for Support Workers.
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