Waking Night Support Worker
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Swindon
- Salary
- Overtime available
- Posted
- 02 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 24 Jun 2021
- Sectors
- Education & Teaching, Support
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
CURRENTLY HIRING - Waking Night Care Workers
Job Title: Waking Night Care Workers
Location: Swindon
Salary: GBP8.91 per hour
Hours of work for the Waking Night Support Worker: 10.00pm - 7.00am working on a rotational shift pattern to meet the individual needs of each service user.
About the Company:
Holmleigh Care Homes Ltd was established in 1999, and employing over 400+ staff, we are one of the leading independent care providers in the South West of England. We passionately believe that, whenever at all possible, care should mean progression and our track record successfully shows how we help and support clients to achieve greater levels of independence and wellbeing in their lives.
The Waking Night Support Worker Role:
To safely promote and encourage the independence and choice of each service user and ensure that their home environment is pleasant and safe
To act with empathy towards our service users and show a level of understanding for their needs and issues
To provide the provision of best quality of care to all service users that promotes dignity, privacy, safety, and independence and to involve the service users in the decision making in all aspects of their life
To support service users with their evening/night care needs
To act with empathy towards our service users and show a level of understanding for their needs and issues
To keep our service users safe and free from harassment
To offer choice and control in all areas of the service user's life
To be successful in this role as Waking Night Support Worker you will need:
* To be flexible and reliable to meet the needs of each service user
* Care Experience preferred not essential as full training provided
* To use your own initiative and have the ability to understand the care requirements of each service user
* Have the ability to work on your own within the service users home
* High level of communication skills (written and verbal)
Main Responsibilities of the Waking Night Support Worker
* To assist all service users with personal care where required which may involve assistance with; Continence Requirements; Health and Medication requirements; Manual Handling; Eating and preparing meals; Handling personal possessions; finances and documents; entering the home, room, bathroom and toilet; shopping; household activities to include cleaning
* To support all service users in safely accessing facilities within their home
* To assist/support all service users in managing their behaviour's and to use approved intervention strategies when required (this is subject to staff receiving appropriate training e.g PBM/PBS
* To manage behaviours adhering to strategies and procedures set out for individuals with legislation
* To maintain records (e.g. care plans) where necessary, ensuring these are wholly accurate, up to date and completed in a timely manner
* Understand each service users individual care hours within the home, and ensure you are supporting them to reflect their care and support needs accordingly
* Participate in mandatory staff meetings
* To comply with the company's guidelines policies and procedures always and to ensure that any potential hazards within the home are reported to the appropriate person immediately
* To ensure confidentiality is always maintained, in keeping with the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998 - ensuring that clients personal details are not disclosed to any unauthorised person and all records are maintained within the DPA 1998 requirements
As the Waking Night Support Worker we offer you:
* Permanent contracts
* Earn GBP250 for every friend you refer (after completion of their 6-month probation)
* Enhanced pay for working bank holidays
* Competitive rates of pay
* Paid annual leave - 20 days per year + 8 bank holidays
* Overtime available
* DBS check paid
* We provide a paid full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards
* We provide FREE training to achieve qualification in Social Care and obtaining an NVQ in Health and Social Care
* Career progression path within the company
* NEST Pension Scheme with employer contribution
Job Title: Waking Night Care Workers
Location: Swindon
Salary: GBP8.91 per hour
Hours of work for the Waking Night Support Worker: 10.00pm - 7.00am working on a rotational shift pattern to meet the individual needs of each service user.
About the Company:
Holmleigh Care Homes Ltd was established in 1999, and employing over 400+ staff, we are one of the leading independent care providers in the South West of England. We passionately believe that, whenever at all possible, care should mean progression and our track record successfully shows how we help and support clients to achieve greater levels of independence and wellbeing in their lives.
The Waking Night Support Worker Role:
To safely promote and encourage the independence and choice of each service user and ensure that their home environment is pleasant and safe
To act with empathy towards our service users and show a level of understanding for their needs and issues
To provide the provision of best quality of care to all service users that promotes dignity, privacy, safety, and independence and to involve the service users in the decision making in all aspects of their life
To support service users with their evening/night care needs
To act with empathy towards our service users and show a level of understanding for their needs and issues
To keep our service users safe and free from harassment
To offer choice and control in all areas of the service user's life
To be successful in this role as Waking Night Support Worker you will need:
* To be flexible and reliable to meet the needs of each service user
* Care Experience preferred not essential as full training provided
* To use your own initiative and have the ability to understand the care requirements of each service user
* Have the ability to work on your own within the service users home
* High level of communication skills (written and verbal)
Main Responsibilities of the Waking Night Support Worker
* To assist all service users with personal care where required which may involve assistance with; Continence Requirements; Health and Medication requirements; Manual Handling; Eating and preparing meals; Handling personal possessions; finances and documents; entering the home, room, bathroom and toilet; shopping; household activities to include cleaning
* To support all service users in safely accessing facilities within their home
* To assist/support all service users in managing their behaviour's and to use approved intervention strategies when required (this is subject to staff receiving appropriate training e.g PBM/PBS
* To manage behaviours adhering to strategies and procedures set out for individuals with legislation
* To maintain records (e.g. care plans) where necessary, ensuring these are wholly accurate, up to date and completed in a timely manner
* Understand each service users individual care hours within the home, and ensure you are supporting them to reflect their care and support needs accordingly
* Participate in mandatory staff meetings
* To comply with the company's guidelines policies and procedures always and to ensure that any potential hazards within the home are reported to the appropriate person immediately
* To ensure confidentiality is always maintained, in keeping with the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998 - ensuring that clients personal details are not disclosed to any unauthorised person and all records are maintained within the DPA 1998 requirements
As the Waking Night Support Worker we offer you:
* Permanent contracts
* Earn GBP250 for every friend you refer (after completion of their 6-month probation)
* Enhanced pay for working bank holidays
* Competitive rates of pay
* Paid annual leave - 20 days per year + 8 bank holidays
* Overtime available
* DBS check paid
* We provide a paid full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards
* We provide FREE training to achieve qualification in Social Care and obtaining an NVQ in Health and Social Care
* Career progression path within the company
* NEST Pension Scheme with employer contribution