Waking Night Support Worker

Are you keen to make a positive contribution to lives of adults with learning disabilities and autism? 

Waking Nights Support workers play a key role in ensuring high quality care and support during night hours in accordance with people’s needs. 

• Ensure residents experience a safe, healthy and purposeful environment, in accordance with CMKC policies and procedures, statutory requirements and residents’ individual Support Plans. 

• Support residents in making their own decisions and informed choices and assist them in promoting and maintaining their independence. 

• Ensure information communicated to residents is accessible to them. 

• Support residents with their personal care, toileting and mobility needs including, where required, support with moving and handling and the use of mobility aids and equipment. 

• Monitor and respond to medical or health needs and, when authorised, administer medication safely and support therapeutic aims in accordance with Camphill MK’s policies and procedures. 

• Prepare healthy snacks and drinks with and for residents as directed in the Support Plan. 

• Provide social and emotional support and appropriate intervention for distressed residents. 

• Make and change beds and tidy bedrooms, launder bedding and towels of residents to a high standard in accordance with the Infection Control Policy. 

• Support residents to maintain their tenancy and look after their home which they share with other people, e.g. complete domestic tasks and maintain a clean and safe home environment. 

• Maintain accurate residents’ daily reports; care, support and health monitoring and assessment documents; accident and incident reports; health and safety records, and communication systems clearly, accurately and timely. 

• Ensure additional administrative systems and processes are maintained as requested by the House Coordinator or Care and Support Manager. 

• Support people to maintain regular contacts with their own families and/or other significant individuals according to the person’s wishes. 

• Liaise with other agencies and colleagues as required, i.e. emergency services, on-call staff etc. 

• Work unsupervised and take appropriate responsibility for the proper running of the shift. 

• Ensure the security of the service during night hours. 

• Ensure residents are aware of CMKC’s safeguarding adults’ procedures, comments and complaints procedures; document and report any incidents, accidents or complaints accordingly. 

You don’t need any qualifications as a full induction plus professional training will be provided. 

The most important thing is a caring attitude, compassion, genuine interest in people.