At a Glance
- Tasks: Support young people with mental health needs during night shifts, ensuring their wellbeing and daily living.
- Company: Care in Mind, a supportive organisation focused on youth mental health.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, enhanced sick pay, birthday off, and excellent training opportunities.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team with ongoing support and mentoring in a rewarding environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while developing your career in mental health.
- Qualifications: Full UK manual driving licence and good communication skills required.
Main area: Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker
Grade: 1
Contract: Permanent, Part Time
Hours: 22 hours per week (You will be required to work shift patterns which will include weekends and bank holidays)
Job ref: RES:STBPT2005.6
Site: Stubble Bank Residential Services
Town: Ramsbottom, Bury
Salary: £28,808.78 - £29,709.68 Per Annum Dependant on Experience (Pro Rata for Part Time Hours)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/08/ :59
Must be a driver, with a current full UK licence, manual licence only, cannot accept automatic. Must be willing to drive the service car unsupervised.
Shift pattern: 8.30pm – 7.30am to include weekends and some bank holidays. Day shifts will be required on occasions for training purposes.
Main duties of the job:
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working night shifts including weekends and bank holidays
- Full UK Manual Driving Licence
- Must be able to attend training throughout employment which will be held on weekdays
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- Basic IT skills (Your role will involve some computer work, completing forms, using an online care system, and writing emails)
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- An ability to maintain a professional working boundary
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations
Desirable Criteria of a Support Worker:
- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs
Company Benefits:
- An additional day off each year for your birthday
- Enhanced company sick pay
- Enhanced company pension
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Paid time off for fertility treatment
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service
- Free eye tests and various other benefits
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care and support with completion of the Care Certificate)
- Paid Training, Induction and DBS check
- We are a Mindful & Disability Confident Employer
- We are a supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter
- We are a Menopause Friendly Organisation
- Long service awards
- Social events including a Christmas party
- Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Free onsite parking
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. Our young people can still be quite active at night so you will have lots of interaction and will be required to support their wellbeing, education, household tasks and general life skills. There will also be more challenging aspects to the role such as incident management and de-escalation of challenging behaviours. You will be required to update online care records, complete medication administration and provide effective handovers to the day staff. In addition, you will be responsible for the general upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in a homely environment. Even though you are working nights, you will have the support of another night worker or a sleep in and have access to an on-call manager for additional support. Previous care experience is not essential and full training will be provided. You will receive ongoing support and mentoring from our friendly residential and clinical team which includes Reflective Practice, 1:1 supervisions and Group Staff support. The job is highly rewarding and a great start to developing your career working with young people or enhancing your previous experience of mental health with the opportunity for excellent career development.
At Stubble Bank, you will be working with young people who have a variety of mental health diagnoses including personality disorder, disordered eating, and complex post-traumatic stress disorder and those who use self-harm as a strategy to cope with their emotions. Several of our young people are preparing for moving on positively from the home into the community. Your role will include supporting them with their daily living – meal preparation, food shopping, prompting for self-care, medication administration, medical appointments, and general upkeep of their home. Our young people enjoy doing activities out of the home including clothes shopping, swimming, meals out, attending youth clubs and other groups, pamper sessions and cinema trips, which you will be able to support with. The role will include some less fun aspects such as incident management, de-escalation of challenging behaviours, completing several online records, report writing, audits, and medication management. The home is a 6-bed service.
Person specification:
- Qualifications: Do you have any formal qualifications in care?
- Experience: Previous experience of working in a team; An understanding of the issues young people face
- Skills: Good written communication skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately; IT skills and the ability to write emails and use Microsoft Office
- Do you hold a clean driving license? This must be a manual licence, not automatic
- Other: Able to work the night shift (including weekends, bank holidays, occasional days where required to complete any necessary training); Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
Additional Information:
Please note that training will be 6 days held at our Head Office in Stockport - reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. Care in Mind operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. While we value the use of AI technology to enhance our daily work, we also value the personal touch and urge applicants to write their supporting statement without the use of AI to emphasise their own unique experiences. It is also unacceptable to use AI to inflate skills and experiences on the application form. We are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community. We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we appoint a suitable candidate. Please be aware that Care in Mind do not hold a sponsorship licence.
Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker, Driver Only, Bury, employer: Care in Mind
Care in Mind is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and dynamic work environment for Mental Health Waking Night Support Workers in Ramsbottom, Bury. With a strong focus on employee well-being, we provide extensive benefits including enhanced sick pay, a healthcare cash plan, and opportunities for professional development, ensuring that our staff feel valued and empowered in their roles. Our commitment to fostering a mindful and inclusive culture, alongside the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people, makes Care in Mind a truly rewarding place to work.
