Night Sleepover in Downpatrick

Location: Downpatrick

Hours: 2 - 4 nights per week

Rate of Pay: £36.78 per NIGHT (+ response rate)

Closing Date: 15th July 2026

All successful applicants will also be required to provide documentary evidence of their right to work in the UK. Please note Abbeyfield & Wesley Housing Association do not hold a license to sponsor Working Visas. Applicants who have applied within the last 6 months need not apply on this occasion.

Abbeyfield & Wesley are pleased to advertise for a Night staff position to join our enthusiastic and innovative team. The successful candidate will join us at an exciting time in the Association's development and be a key player in the successful running of the House in delivering the excellent service Abbeyfield & Wesley are renowned for.

Working in conjunction with the House Manager, Night staff will play the important role of providing support and a sense of security to residents, ensuring that Health and Safety standards are being met, taking part in drills relating to fire protocols and actively encouraging a fantastic level of service for all residents. This is a truly fulfilling role within an Association dedicated to encouraging enhanced quality of living and dignity and respect for elderly people within our communities.

If you would like to become part of this incredible Association and you feel this is the role for you, we look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Main Duties:

• Be available and present within the house during the night to respond with reassurance and appropriate assistance to calls from residents.
• Ensure that Health and Safety standards are being adhered to.
• In conjunction with the House Manager, plan and prepare nutritious snacks for residents.
• Keep standard records such as an incident book or fire drill logs.
• Actively deal with general emergencies that may occur from time to time, which may involve making emergency calls for medical assistance or to volunteers and family members.
• Help create a supportive, homely and secure environment for the residents.

Reporting Structure:

You will report directly to the House Manager or the Area Manager in their absence.

Essential Criteria:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with workplace Health and Safety.
• A desire to encourage dignity, respect and quality of living for elderly people.
• Proven ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to keep records.

Desirable Criteria:

• First Aid in the workplace qualifications.
• Food Safety qualification.
• A willingness to achieve necessary qualifications to further develop your expertise and standards of service.

This job description is not exhaustive nor does it cover every issue that may arise within this role at various times. It is not designed to be rigid or inflexible but does provide guidelines as to the expected duties undertaken whilst in post.

Abbeyfield & Wesley are unable to provide sponsorship for Visa applicants for this particular post, as such applicants must hold the right to work in the UK to be eligible. Abbeyfield & Wesley welcomes applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability.

The information requested in this form is to enable us to obtain a rounded picture of you. Personal information will not of itself be used to disqualify your application.

This post involves substantial access to vulnerable adults and children, therefore, as part of the selection process, Abbeyfield & Wesley requires an Enhanced Disclosure Check to be carried out through Access NI. Following interview, the preferred candidate will be offered the post subject to satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Check. This will include verification of identity and a report on the preferred candidate's full criminal history (including spent and unspent convictions), cautions, disqualifications from regulated or care positions, and any other material considered by the police to be relevant to the position applied for. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.

If you require further information please request a copy of the Abbeyfield & Wesley Policy on Recruitment of those with a Criminal Record. Abbeyfield & Wesley have a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, retention & disposal of data, which is available upon request. We adhere to the AccessNI Code of Practice, a copy of which is available upon request.