Waking Night support worker

About the role

Waking Night Support Worker – Key Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support to individuals, promoting independence, choice, dignity, and wellbeing in line with care plans, risk assessments, and Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans.
• Highview have a long standing strong night team and need a new support worker to join their team for 30 hours a week.

Responsibilities

• Deliver tailored support that meets individuals’ physical, emotional, social, and mental health needs.
• Encourage independence, life skills development, and participation in education, employment, volunteering, and community activities.
• Assist with personal care, mobility, nutrition, continence care, and the use of specialist equipment where required.
• Support health and wellbeing by monitoring needs, attending appointments, promoting healthy lifestyles, and maintaining accurate records.
• Administer and manage medication safely in accordance with policies and training.
• Follow PBS strategies, support individuals during periods of distress, and promote least restrictive practices.
• Safeguard individuals by identifying and reporting concerns, promoting rights, dignity, and protection from harm.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming living environment, supporting daily household tasks and health and safety standards.
• Complete accurate documentation, including daily notes, incident reports, health records, and financial records.
• Support individuals with budgeting, personal finances, and accessing benefits where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, families, healthcare professionals, and external agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
• Adhere to organisational policies, regulatory requirements, and quality standards while contributing to continuous service improvement.
• Participate in training, supervision and flexible shift patterns, including evenings, weekends, bank holidays, sleep-ins, and waking nights as required.

This role requires a compassionate, reliable, and proactive individual committed to delivering high-quality support and improving the lives of those they support.

About You

As a Senior you’ll join us with previous experience in a support role, and able to hit the ground running. Our Senior Support Workers are there to ensure the health, welfare, education and development of the people we support is promoted at each step of their journey.

Our Core Values

• Supportive: Helping everyone reach their full potential.
• Ambitious: Striving for the best outcomes.
• Loyal: Prioritising our staff and the people we support.
• Unique: Innovating without compromising quality.
• Transparent: Fostering openness and mutual respect.
• Engaging: Partnering with everyone involved.
• Meaningful: Offering fulfilling opportunities.

Benefits

• Competency Frameworks and Pay Scales: Development and reward initiative with clear career pathways, progression & promotion opportunities, and pay scales.
• Blue Light Card: Thousands of discounts in shops, restaurants, and venues; registration costs £4.99 and can be reclaimed via expenses.
• Wagestream: Withdraw some earned wages early.
• Care Friends, Refer-a-Friend Scheme: Earn points and cash rewards for referring people you know for roles at Salutem.
• Sovereign Health Care Plan: Affordable cover for healthcare and private medical costs.
• Canada Life, Group Life Assurance: Death in Service benefit at 1 × annual salary from day one.
• Blink: Internal communications app providing a voice and sense of community.
• Pension scheme: For all qualifying staff.
• Free DBS check: Disclosure and Barring Service.

We also offer emotional, medical, financial and physical wellbeing support including 24/7 Employee Assistance, mental health resources, meditation apps, bereavement support, free Online GP access, Health Cash Plan, Cancer Cover, Menopause support, flexible pay via Wagestream, utility bill savings, Money Helper, Life Assurance, online workouts, Cycle to Work scheme, gym discounts, and National Trust activities.