Night Support Worker

About us

Our team at Ball Tree Croft focuses on providing the right balance of the individuality, needs, wishes and rights of each of our residents.

About the job

Hourly Rate: £13.21 -13.43 (inclusive rate)

Enhancements: Weekend uplift - Time & half, Bank holidays - Double pay, Evening enhancement (shifts 8pm - 10pm)

Working Pattern: 20 hours per week on a 4 week rota (10pm - 8am)
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Ball Tree Croft, Lancing

Ball Tree Croft are looking for a passionate and highly motivated Night Support Worker to join their team on a waking night shift.

As a Night Support Worker, you will:

• Provide personal physical, emotional care and support during a waking night shift.
• Listen to people and treat all with respect, kindness and dignity.
• Undertake light domestic duties as required to ensure cleanliness, comfort, and safety for people we support throughout the day e.g., laundry, or safely cleaning an area after a person has needed personal care.
• Complete regular hourly checks around the service, to include checking on people's wellbeing and on the security of the building.

Experience and Skills

Key Skills:

• Interpret information, such as service complaints, and then redirect them to the appropriate person to provide quick and accurate resolution.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to provide clear and concise specialist advice and guidance to a range of people we support. Be able to work with a person who might be less able to express themselves and understand non-verbal communication.
• Clear, concise basic literacy and numeracy skills to record and document activities in the care plan.
• Deal appropriately with expressive behaviour from people and respond sensitively to their families and carers.
• Build relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
• Work as part of a team completing shared tasks to deliver a service to others.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills to record and document activities in the provider plans.
• Diploma Level 2 in Care, or willingness to work towards, or equivalent qualification - Desirable
• Basic understanding of Safeguarding, the needs of the people and their rights as an individual.
• Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety practice, First Aid and Fire procedure, Manual Handling
• Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability or vulnerable people

Upload your CV and complete the application explaining the key skills listed on the Job Description and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.