Support Worker
Waking Nights
Hourly rate - £10.45 per hour
Hours - 10pm until 7am, up to 36 hours per week

Discovery are looking for passionate Support Workers to join our Waking Night team at Apple Tree Court in Street, where 7 women and 6 men live and are supported to live rich, fulfilled lives.

As a Waking Night Support Worker your role will be to help ensure the people we support have a safe and restful night, and that Apple Tree Court is prepared for another day of achieving better lives for more people.

This is a varied role, where you’ll start your shift by supporting with bedtime routines, providing emotional care and responding to pagers, and when morning comes you’ll be involved in assisting the people we support with starting their days.

Additionally throughout the night you’ll check in on the people we support to ensure they are happy and safe. When the people we support are resting you’ll also undertake some tasks to help ensure the service is ready for the next day, including housekeeping duties such as laundry and cleaning.

Our typical waking night shifts are from 10pm until 7am.

Why join us?

Discovery is proud to be successfully accredited under the Great Places To Work Programme 2021.

• £10.45 per hour
• 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Supported ‘Learn to Drive’ scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all paid for by us)
• A 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family members.
• Life Assurance and Pension scheme
• Great Induction and training opportunities including the Care Certificate, and Diploma in Health & Social Care.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Discovery. We welcome applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. As disability confident leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application in one of our offices using assistive technology.

Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Discovery are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application in our offices using assistive technology.

Other organisations may call this role Community Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Social Care Assistant or, Bank HCA, Healthcare Assistant or Carer.