Overview
We’re recruiting! Join us as a Waking Night Learning Disability Support Worker and help build a future where learning disabled people live the best life possible.
We know that life can be complicated for everybody. But some of us are stopped from working towards our dreams. Many learning disabled people won’t be heard about the support they’d like. Some won’t get to decide what they do for work. Or how to spend or save their money. Many won't get to try out the new hobbies they’d love to try.
But you can change all that. Join our growing Waking Night team in Lympne, and get all the training you need to become a confident Support Worker.
Do you feel like our values - Kind, Diverse, Positive and Visionary - are a good match to your values? Then we’ve got lots in common already. Come on board and support learning disabled adults with those very values to develop skills, achieve their life goals and thrive in your community.
Responsibilities
Waking night support workers are required to remain awake throughout the night to support individuals as required. As a Waking Nights Support Worker, you will support individuals throughout the night to ensure they are comfortable and safe.
What you’ll be doing:
Every day is different. You may be supporting someone to plan their weekly shop, going on an outdoor adventure, providing everyday personal care, supporting someone to go to their favourite gig, building someone’s confidence in using public transport, or teaching money management skills. You’ll help people discover new interests, achieve new goals and maintain important relationships with family and friends. You’ll provide the highest possible standard of care and support for learning disabled adults, listening to their wants and needs, enabling people to do daily tasks such as taking medication, cooking a meal or building confidence to take on new adventures. All this while working a variety of shifts to support your work and home life balance.
Public transport to our service here is limited, so it would be great if you had a driving licence and access to a car, or are able to get help getting to and from the service.
Benefits and Training
* Type of service – Residential, supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
* Location – Lympne, Kent, CT21 4PA
* Salary information – £14.04 per hour (12.77 basic rate + 10% Waking Nights premium)
* Working hours – 27 hrs, Waking Nights 10pm–7am
* Generous Holidays: 33 days of annual leave (including eight days statutory bank holidays).
* Pay incentives: 10% overtime allowance, 20% Bank Holiday allowance, 50% for key dates over Christmas.
* Training & development: Earn money while you get a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care.
* Lots of benefits: Health, retail and cash incentives to use how you want.
Qualifications and Requirements
What you’ll need:
* Experience or interest in supporting learning disabled adults.
* Ability to work waking nights and stay awake during night shifts.
* Public transport: driving licence and access to a car are preferred due to limited public transport to the service.
* Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.
We can’t wait to meet you at our Lympne services!
Find your place with us and change lives.
Job Specification and Person Specification
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.
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