Waking Night Support Worker
We are seeking caring individuals who want to be part of a friendly company, on a permanent Waking Night contract.
You will work as part of a team supporting our residents with learning disabilities, providing practical support as well as encouraging independence consistent with the wishes of the residents and the requirements of the management.
As required by central government you will need to be doubly vaccinated against Covid 19 and be willing to have any future vaccinations including the flu jab.
You will be required to wear a surgical mask throughout your shift.
Why work for Walc Ltd?
Continental shift work pattern, 4 on 4 off rolling rota 365 days of the year, (which allows for a great home-work life balance)21 days holiday +1 day for birthdays, so effectively 22 days holiday entitlement.
You will be required to work Bank holidays and festive periods, but will receive a day off in lieu at discretion of management.
An hourly rate of £8.99 (£9.88) during probationary period rising to £9.25 (£10.18) on successful completion of probation. If you are in possession of a level 3 Health and Social Care qualification you will receive £9.75 (£10.73)
The effective hourly rate in brackets is based on the 1 hour paid break when working 10 hrs or more on site
We actively encourage staff to professionally develop and will financially support relevant qualifications, especially a NVQ/QCF/RQF level 3 in Health and Social Care.
We are a progressive company looking to improve on our carbon footprint and have introduced ideas such as an Electric Vehicle for use by our residents. We encourage staff to cycle to work and will support the cycle to work scheme We have an allotment that is part of the residents’ activities and they help produce some of our own fruit and vegetables for use in the home and we encourage staff to make use of this commodity also as there is always space for staff to plant something for themselves. We are passionate about being part of the wider community, so have installed an AED unit on site not just for use in the home but for the benefit of the local community. We provide sufficient PPE to work safely with extensive training on the use of PPE.
Performance management related bonus at end of each year.
Perks of the Job
1 – Blue light discount card (Gives you discounts from hundreds of outlet stores).
2 – Company Mobile Phone with 60 Gigabytes of Data and unlimited Texts & Calls. Mobile comes with an extensive package of tools for communicating, rostering and record management as we are proud to be 90% cloud based with all of our record keeping.
3 – A Professional work email with the entire Microsoft Office suite and other useful tools–A snack meal will be provided.
4 – Employee of the month incentive, for outstanding work or showing initiative selected employee will receive an increment of £75.00 on their monthly salary.
5 – End of year Performance Bonus.
Job will include
Data recording.
Personal & intimate care.
Cleaning & laundry.
Supporting residents’ day and night routines.
Supporting internal and external activities.
Medication administration.
Supporting residents with complex – behavioural needs.
Knowledge of epilepsy (training provided).
Basic IT skills.
Understanding GDPR & data security (training provided).
Comfortable working alone.
Following policies and procedures as set out by the company.
Attend staff meetings & training as requested by the company.
Helping residents’ budget.
Help with travel to and from appointments (Vehicle and or transportation arrangements provided).
More information on interview day.
Please Note:This job requires someone who can be available at short notice if required.
