Weekend / Part Time Night Support Worker in London

Position: Waking Night Support Worker

Hours: 37.5 contracted hours per week (Mon-Sun, including weekends, and holidays)

Advance are looking for Waking Night Support Workers in London E9 to support customers with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, and mental health conditions to live the lives they choose. We offer great benefits, flexible working, and all the training and support you need to kick start a rewarding career in Social Care.

Waking Night Activities:

• Assisting with personal care and hygiene (if required)
• Ensuring the premises are secure and safe during the night
• Supporting with meal times and food preparation (if required)
• Support with independent skills
• Keeping accurate records and updating care plans as required
• Keeping up to date with your training
• Supporting with regular checks on the customer to ensure their safety
• Supporting with domestic duties such as cleaning and laundry

Many of our Support Workers have gone on to be managers, and some have moved into roles in other areas of our business. You don’t need to have previous experience working in care or support to be successful in this role. What matters are your values, your passion, and determination to make a difference in the lives of people with autism or learning disabilities.

If you think a Support Worker role sounds right for you, you will need to be:

• Able to complete quality support records
• Ability to follow a Support Plan and Risk Assessments and maintain customer records
• Need to be literate and numerate in English
• Willingness and ability to achieve the Care Certificate

Advance is a national, not-for-profit provider of housing and support services for people with disabilities and mental health conditions, providing the best quality housing and support services so that people can live the lives they choose, achieve their personal goals, feel valued, and know their voices are heard.

We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about making Advance a great place to work. We invest in our staff, providing the training and support you need to succeed in your role, gain industry-recognised qualifications, and realise your career aspirations.

We are firmly committed to recruiting the best colleagues regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation and to supporting customers from similarly diverse backgrounds.

Benefits include:

• Flexible hours to fit around you and the needs of our customers
• Paid mileage and travel time between appointments
• Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development
• Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts on cinema tickets, shopping vouchers, and much more
• Long service awards payable in 5 year increments
• Golden Hello/refer a friend receive up to £500
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)
• Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
• Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)

Advance is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Advance.

Safeguarding:

At Advance, Safeguarding is embedded in our organisational culture; it’s reflected in our values, our behaviours, and the way we work together. We believe that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Whether you are a customer, family member, colleague, or partner organisation, if you have any concerns about the welfare or safety of someone we support or of any member of our team please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

We value diversity and therefore welcome applications from everyone interested in working at Advance. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Advance Housing & Support Ltd reserves the right to close this job once sufficient applications have been received.