Support Worker - Waking Nights

We are looking for a Waking Nights Support Worker in our Leighton Buzzard Service, we pay £24,000 plus benefits, including personal wellbeing support, paid birthdays off and shopping discounts with the Blue Light Card.

How would you feel about helping others and doing the things that you both enjoy, whilst getting paid to do them? Would you like a flexible working pattern? Would you like the certainty of guaranteed hours? Can you see yourself spending your whole shift in the same accommodation, with the same person you support, meaning you can have the greatest impact on their lives? How about working with supportive leaders and great colleagues?

There are other great benefits too:

• Personal wellbeing support through BUPA 24-hour help line
• Your birthday off or an additional day's pay - your choice!
• Wear your own casual clothes, as we do not have a uniform
• Shopping discounts through the Blue Light Card scheme
• You will be entitled to 28 days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays for full time (part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis) and a workplace Pension scheme too
• Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities

We work hard enriching the lives of the people we support, with many different care needs. It’s exciting and rewarding work, and we’re full of pride and passion for what we do! We are focused on our people. Our Support Workers are dedicated and passionate about going ‘the extra mile’ for the people we support and in return, we go the extra mile for them by investing in pay, recognition, wellbeing and continued professional and personal development.

We will provide you with all the training, support and personal protective equipment you need in your role and will help you develop, should you decide you want to develop your career with us. Do you enjoy helping family and friends, and think this could extend to helping others? Or are you already an experienced care professional? If this sounds like you, then a support worker role with us could be right up your street!

It takes a special person to work in social care, and we recognise that not everyone who might be perfect for the role will have any professional experience. This is why we are really passionate about recruiting to your values. This means we can recruit from all walks of life, from people with vast experience in support work or care assistant roles, to those with lived experiences looking after friends or family members with disabilities, to people with other transferable skills or those with no experience at all.

Do you have some, or all of the following attributes?

• A caring nature, with a mature outlook
• Patience, Resilience and Determination
• Compassion, Sensitivity, and Empathy
• Honesty and Reliability
• A strong work ethic, and a natural problem solver

If you have read this advert and feel like it’s exactly the role and organisation you’re looking for, please click 'Apply'. Here at NSSL Group we aim to be a warm, welcoming and inclusive employer, where all colleagues feel they belong. We want to be an organisation that is truly fair and equal to all – where individual diversity is valued, unique characteristics celebrated and everyone feels able to bring their true selves to work.

By encouraging and embracing a range of diverse backgrounds, experiences, capabilities and viewpoints, we will build a stronger, richer, more vibrant workforce, which reflects the people we support, and the communities in which we work. It helps us make better decisions, bring fresh ideas and become a true provider and employer of choice. We wish you the very best of luck in your application to joining us. Should you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, NSSL Group is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.