Waking Nights Support Worker (Part Time)
The Firs Residential Service, Paignton, Devon

About Us

Working across Devon and Cornwall, Havencare Homes and Support Limited is a forward-thinking charity that provides social care services for people with learning disabilities and autism.

Offering supported living and residential care services, we use a range of approaches to empower individuals, help them to be as independent as possible and nurture their potential with dignity and respect.

We’re currently looking for a Waking Nights Support Worker to join our team at the Firs Residential Service in Paignton on a part time basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £10 - £10.30 per hour
- A range of training to ensure you have all the skills you require to succeed
- Ongoing training and development
- Holiday accrued for hours worked (equivalent to 28 days’ pro rata)
- Join our small, friendly residential home
- Contribute to the development of our services
- Support a group of incredible individuals in achieving their goals

The Role

As a Waking Nights Support Worker, you will be tasked with supporting a group of individuals with learning disabilities, autism and associated support needs during the night.

Working as part of a proactive, dedicated team, you will take a resourceful, enthusiastic approach, maintain respect for our residents, support them in their choices and recognise them as individuals.

You’ll promote independence and recognise when support is required, activity participating and getting involved in residents’ activities of choice.

About You

To be considered as a Waking Nights Support Worker, you will need to be able to:

- Respond to people as individuals and support them in their choices, likes and dislikes
- Build strong relationships through excellent communication skills and shared interests, engaging people in activities of their choice and promoting independence within their preferred routines
- Maintain the safety and security of the home and the people living at The Firs, alerting and providing first point of contact for emergency services should these be needed
- Work as part of a team to ensure the home meets internal and external expectations in relation to Health and Safety and general housekeeping standards
- Liaise with colleagues, maintaining accurate and factual records, sharing concerns and promoting 24-hour seamless support to the individuals living at The Firs

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.

Other organisations may call this role Support Worker Care Worker, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Care & Support Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Care Assistant, Residential Care Assistant, or Healthcare Worker.

This is a part time role working 20 hours per week.

The closing date for this vacancy is the 17th July 2020. Applications will be considered as and when received. Interviews will be completed remotely via video call and, if successful, a second interview with the opportunity to meet and greet within service will be organised prior to an offer of employment.

Webrecruit and Havencare Homes and Support Limited are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Waking Nights Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

Mobile Night Worker – South Sussex

Based in Brighton & Hove or Worthing

37.5 hours per week (4 on 4 off rota)

Permanent contract

£22,305 per annum

(Plus £1,500 unsociable hours payment per annum)

We are recruiting to our Night Support Team to work within our supported housing in Brighton & Hove, Worthing, and Adur.

You will work within our properties that provide accommodation and associated support services to those aged 16-35 years. An understanding of the support needs of the young people we work with is desirable.

In particular, you will help to keep our properties safe and secure throughout the night.

While there are systems in place to support you, a substantial part of the role includes lone working and will require someone competent and confident when working alone, and somebody who is able to deal with unacceptable behaviour appropriately.

This is challenging yet rewarding work that helps the young people we support to belong, contribute, and thrive.

The shifts are waking nights. You will provide mobile support to our dispersed and staffed properties as well as providing occasional static cover.

A full, valid driving licence is essential, but a vehicle will be provided where required.

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, a health and wellbeing cash plan, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

If you are an applicant interested in this post and would like an informal discussion having read the job pack, please have a look at the vacancy on our website for contact details. We will not respond to agencies.

As part of our Safer Recruitment guidelines, we only accept applications completed on our application form. Due to Covid-19, we are not accepting paper copies of forms and are currently only accepting application forms submitted by email.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.

Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 22nd July 2020 at 9am

Interview date: Thursday 30th July 2020

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

To apply, please download an Application Pack and an Application Form from YMCA DownsLink Group.

Recruiting for a Waking Night Mental Health Recovery Worker to join our Mental Health service in Barnet!

GBP 16,770 per annum 30 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more

Look Ahead are providing 3 Recovery Houses, 24 hour/7 days a week support services, for those with mental health issues living in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey (BEH). Elysian House offers various interventions and treatments within the acute care pathway, working with clinical teams in BEH to maintain and improve quality of life. The services are based on customers' needs and will only provide short-term accommodation of up to 14 days to those who do not require inpatient admissions.

Waking Night Mental Health Recovery Workers are responsible for ensuring continuity of support service at night and for keeping service-users and the building safe. More specifically, you will:

- Understand the concept of Recovery and apply those principles to develop an environment and service that enhances recovery.
- Put the service-user at the centre of their support and promote optimism and hope for their increased independence
- Provide intensive support (both practical and emotional) to people undergoing a period of mental health related crisis.
- Act as a positive influence on service-users encouraging responsible behaviour and self reliance to people residing in the Service.
- Support people in a way that maximises their self-sufficiency and enables them to live independently upon discharge from the service

Key Responsibilities:

- To be flexible and responsive to the needs of service-users as directed by their personal support plan
- To provide recovery focused support to achieve personal goals/aspirations in partnership with service-users, family members and statutory agencies. To work with service-users on a one to one basis to achieve positive outcomes within a given service timeframe
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available.
- Building supportive, trusting relationships with service-users and creating a positive atmosphere.
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the empowerment of service-users and a strong interest in co-production and promoting people's rights.
- Excellent listening skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people who are in mental distress, including any who may be acutely unwell.
- To engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills.
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support service-users to independent living e.g. budgeting, cooking, establishing a night time routine.
- Supporting service-users to maintain a healthy environment and where appropriate assisting them to clean their accommodation and maintain good personal hygiene.
- Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself, service-users and colleagues
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Handover of key information between shifts.
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times e.g. fire risk assessments, fire alarm checks etc.
- To maintain good relationships with all involved professionals and agencies.
- Taking on shift leading responsibilities by coordinating and leading shifts in the absence of a manager.
- To work with the staff team to achieve the aims and the objectives of the service.
- To treat all information - both verbal and written - in accordance with Look Ahead's policy on confidentiality.
- To act at all times in accordance with the aims, philosophy and practice of the service.
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned
- The ability to be self servicing in the terms of computer/word processing is a requirement of this post. If the appropriate I.T. skills are not gained by the recruitment stage, appropriate training may be provided by Look Ahead.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

St Martins is a specialist provider of supported accommodation for people who have Mental Health needs complicated by other areas of need, such as from learning disability, drug and alcohol addictions and forensic histories.

Support workers provide important practical and emotional help to service users and provide support to senior colleagues in delivering structured services that are created through our support planning processes.

You will be passionate about working with vulnerable adults, and you will work alongside our Project Workers to provide the best possible day to day service to our service users. This will include accompanying clients to appointments, encouraging them to budget, plan and prepare their own meals and help them progress on their path to recovery.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Closing Date: 21/06/2020

Please send a CV and covering letter (to include a supporting statement) via the button below.

Please also note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Do you want to work in a role where you can support people to rebuild their lives?

About the role

We have a variety of night working roles available. In all roles you will provide overnight waking cover for the service.

As a Night Concierge you will be responsible for providing first contact and safeguarding our clients at night including dealing with emergencies. Other duties include carrying out regular health and safety checks, on patrol and through monitoring the CCTV system and various administration tasks. There is also an element of the role which will be ensuring the environment is kept to a high standard.

In addition to the above responsibilities, the Night Worker role includes providing overnight support to clients, and assessing referrals to the service including accepting clients into the service over night. 

What we’re looking for

If you have an interest in pursuing a career in support work, these roles will give you the chance to receive on the job training and experience of working within a supported housing environment. We will also give you the opportunity to undertake shadow day or paid day shifts, as they become available; thereby gaining valuable experience to further your career.

The ideal candidates will have good communication skills and an understanding of the issues that affect vulnerable people. A good level of numeracy and literacy skills and the ability to use your own initiative are also required.

Flexibility is required, as you’ll be working a shift rota that includes weekends and public holidays.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, South West, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Pay and Other Benefits

St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff.

St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 21 July 2020

Interview and assessments on: TBC, via video call

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Slough!

GBP 19,500 per annum, 40 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more

Hope Place is a new supported accommodation service located in Slough comprising 11 self contained rooms with a staff office on site. The service will accommodate and support people who experience moderate to high complex mental illness, many of whom will also have a range of additional and complex needs, for example drug and alcohol misuse issues and personality disorders.
Hope Place will be opened in May and provide care and support for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including Bank Holidays. The service will be covered at night by designated Waking Night staff. Support Workers will be required to work on a rota basis, covering early and late shifts, including at weekends and Bank Holidays.
The service will have a focus on enabling and utilise residents' skills. Amongst other responsibilities, the successful candidates will support service users to acquire tenancy sustainment and budgeting skills, encourage and facilitate group activities, socialisation, opportunities for training and employment.

To enable vulnerable people with mental health needs to maximise independent living skills and opportunities for social inclusion as wells as manage their tenancies. To support customers developing the skills needed to move on to other appropriate accommodation with lower levels of support and greater levels of independence.

Key Responsibilities:

- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Support individuals to manage their prescribed medication
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Carry out H&S and Fire Safety checks in individual rooms as well as communal areas of the building
- Identify and report appropriately any Safeguarding concerns
- Promptly report and follow up maintenance issues
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Are you an excellent listener with a calm and responsive approach?

We are looking for an individual experienced in social care who has excellent customer care skills and a positive and confident communication style. You will need to be able to deal with issues that arise in a calm manner, offering appropriate support and advice to those who call. You will also require good IT and administration skills including Microsoft Word and Excel.

Senior responsibilities:
This role is ideal for those individuals who are looking to progress into management whilst working within a very experienced and established team.

You will also be expected to carry out routine administration tasks such as preparing personnel files for CQC inspections, recording & managing incident reports and collating & organising timesheets.

Terms of the role:
Hours are on a waking night basis, shifts will operation from 7.50pm till 08:10am.

Due to the nature of this role, the post is not suitable for individuals with commitments during the day which may affect their ability to perform a waking night shift.

The Out of Hours Service…

Creative Support’s Out of Hours service, based at our Head Office in Stockport Town Centre, provides essential support to staff, service users and third parties outside of normal office hours every day including Christmas Day.

The OOH Service offers expert internal advice as a telephone service, run each night by a qualified and trained social care advisor and a trained administrator. The core purpose of the service is to respond to serious issues and incidents that arise within the organisations services nationally.

What We Offer…

This is a perfect opportunity for those who are seeking to progress in the health and social care sector. We will support your continuous development by offering training and support. You may also have the opportunity to get involved in other aspects of quality within Creative Support such as assisting with key pieces of quality work.

Recruiting for a Contract Manager to join our Mental Health service in Slough!

GBP 33,000 per annum, 40 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more

Hope Place is a new supported accommodation service located in Slough comprising 11 self contained rooms with a staff office on site. The service will accommodate and support people who experience moderate to high complex mental illness, many of whom will also have a range of additional and complex needs, for example drug and alcohol misuse issues and personality disorders.

Hope Place will be opened in May and provide care and support for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including Bank Holidays. The service will be covered at night by designated Waking Night staff. Support Workers will be required to work on a rota basis, covering early and late shifts, including at weekends and Bank Holidays. The successful candidate will provide direct line management to a Team leader and the majority of the staff team including 7 support workers and 2 waking night staff.
There is a strong partnership in place with local CMHT and there will be an allocated OT assigned to the service.

The service will have a focus on enabling and utilisation of residents' skills. Amongst other responsibilities, support will focus on tenancy sustainment, budgeting skills, facilitation of group activities, socialisation and opportunities for training and employment.

Contract Managers are responsible for the effective management of all contracts within their designated patch, including line managing the relevant front line staff. Leadership and competence development in direct reports is a key responsibility of the role. Post-holders may also carry client group specialism responsibilities, linking in with other Managers and Head of Operations to ensure focussed integration of specialisms across the whole organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

- Drive business planning activities within your contract, ensuring relevant and challenging objective setting and ongoing performance tracking, developing turn around action plans as may be necessary
- Using sound financial and accounting principles, manage contract budgets to deliver on corporate and local contract financial targets
- Successfully lead and motivate your team to ensure the championing of and maintenance of a positive local culture within your service
- Work to continuously improve staff competence, ensure ownership of all staff issues and speedy and effective conflict resolution
- Responsible for reporting all staff changes to HR and Payroll departments, as appropriate e.g. starters, leavers, additional hours etc.
- Responsible for maintaining quarterly staff succession plans
- Deliver effective, professional and commercially focused briefings and supervision meetings with staff and ensure that information, reporting & communications flow up/down is effective
- Responsible for managing and allocating customers to support staff (casework management)
- Develop key business relationships with all relevant customers/external parties to ensure service delivery excellence and maximise new business opportunities in own patch
- Plan, organise and prioritise operations within your contract to ensure maximum efficiencies/utilisation of all resources
Working with your team lead creative and ambitious customer involvement plans across the patch and ensure successful implementation
- Where appropriate to role, carry client group specialism activities, linking in with other Managers and Heads of Operations to ensure focussed integration of specialisms across the whole organisation
- Lead quality visits, using Look Ahead's local indicators to monitor quality/performance, set targets and lead action plans to ensure highly rated services that reflect requirements of local funders and local and national standards
- Responsible for producing and submitting Monthly Management Reports to the Performance team, ensuring that all data gathered on local KPI's are accurate and up to date
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across contract portfolio ensuring Look Ahead continues to set and achieves sector best practice standards and is held as a benchmark to competitors
- Develop and maintain excellent internal management relationships with all other Look Ahead departments and functions, ensuring sharing of best practice and supporting initiatives to improve organisational performance
- Within your service, ensure competent use of all relevant business IT systems and all company policies and frameworks
- Responsible for managing petty cash for the service in accordance with Look Ahead procedures
- Deliver an out of hours on-call service for region
- Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to throughout the service, to review at local level and ensure staff are competent and suitably trained
- Ensure that all safeguarding cases are managed in line with safeguarding protocols and are reported to Head of Operations Managers
- Ensure that all other Look Ahead policies and procedures are adhered to
- Carry out other management duties commensurate with the designated role level, as may be deemed reasonable by Look Ahead, including the management of other contracts within the designated patch, or an alternative patch, if such a need arises

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

PLUS is delighted to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for experienced staff to progress their career and assist the managers in meeting a wide variety of challenges. 

About us: 
We at PLUS Services are proud of the support we provide to adults with learning disabilities.  We are looking for a Deputy Manager and our main priority is to find the right individual with the right values and understanding of these – Access to information, Choice, Community involvement, Excellence, Rights and Safety.

About You:
We are seeking three, well-motivated, creativity, flexible, individuals who have a real passion in support people with learning. You will support the manager with the day to day service provision to meet service user’s aspirations:

Liverpool Grove – is a supported living service based in South East London, the service supports five people with varied support needs above their learning disabilities.

Gaywood Street – is a residential service based in South East London, the service supports five people with varied support needs above their learning disabilities.

Bell Green Lane – is a supported living service based in South East London, the service supports four people with varied support needs above their learning disabilities.

You will guide and assist support staff and be responsible for the day to day provision of the service as directed by the service manager. This is an excellent opportunity to take the first steps on a career path for those staff who aspire to be future managers. 

You would be required to ensure the smooth running of the services within the legal requirements of CQC and any commissioner requirements. You will also attend care/support planning and review meetings and liaise with health and social care professionals involved in service users’ care as well as supporting service users in the same way as other support staff across the full range of duties.

This is a full time post, so applicants must be prepared to work the full range of shifts including weekends. As you may need to be transferred to other services should the need arise you must also be able to fulfill sleep-in or waking night requirements. You must be physically capable of pushing wheelchairs and supporting service users who may be physically dependent. You will need a minimum of 2 years appropriate experience and a hold a Diploma in Health & Social Care at level 3 or above or be willing to work towards one. 

Working for us: 
Full time Assistant Manager (38 Hrs per week)
Salary: £24,270.00 per Annum 
Holidays: 33 days holiday leave

Our benefits package includes:
• Pension contribution scheme
• Cycle to work vouchers
• Company employee assistance programme service

How to apply: 
For an Application Form please apply online. Please check your email and follow instructions accordingly.

The offer of employment is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Charity ref number: 1031595
Closing date: Monday 29th June 2020
Interview Date: Thursday 16th July 2020

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