Job summary

Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker, Young People

Heaton, per hour)

Full Time

Main duties of the job

Essential requirements of a Support Worker

  • Flexibility – Your role will involve working night shifts including weekends and bank holidays
  • 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

  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
  • Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs

About us

Care in Mind provide residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old. The young people we care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.

Company Benefits

  • 30 days holiday (Rising to 35 days with service including bank holidays)
  • An additional day off each year for your birthday
  • Opportunity to work part time hours if this suits your circumstances
  • 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
  • Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
  • Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts
  • Enhanced company pension
  • Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service

Date posted

21 April 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

a year per annum, per hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

299

Job locations

Ashurst Residential Service

Heaton, Bolton

BL15HW

Job description

Job 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 them 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 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.

At our home in Bolton, you will be working with young people who have a variety of mental health diagnosis including Emotionally unstable personality disorder and complex Trauma, and those who use self-harm as a strategy to cope with their emotions. As such, you will be required to be patient, calm and resilient as the support you will be providing to our young people will include helping them to develop their relationships within the community and managing incidents of self-harm.

All young people at the service require support to engage in activities of daily living and improve their independence skills so that they can work towards living in the community once the placement ends. Therefore, you will be supporting this transition through things such as: supporting them to self-administer their own medication, getting back into education, accessing public transport and appointments independently. Our young people are very adventurous and engage in a variety of activities including going to theme parks, horse Riding, attending driving lessons, they also like to camp out so you will be encouraged to bring your hobbies to work and create new ideas of interests so there is lots of fun and new experiences.

The home is a 5-bed service and is in Heaton, Bolton. It is also a short drive or bus journey away from the centre of Bolton, so is close enough to numerous local amenities. The house is a picturesque large property, which is well maintained and homely, making it a lovely environment to work in. There is also huge garden attached to the rear of the house, making it a perfect place for growing vegetables and playing outdoor games and all-important outdoor camping trips.

Previous care experience is not essentialand 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.

Additional Information

  • Please note that we do not accept CVs and the application must be completed in full.
  • 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.
  • 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 note Care in Mind do not have a sponsorship licence and therefore unable to offer sponsorship to candidates requiring this now or in the future.

Job description

Job 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 them 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 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.

At our home in Bolton, you will be working with young people who have a variety of mental health diagnosis including Emotionally unstable personality disorder and complex Trauma, and those who use self-harm as a strategy to cope with their emotions. As such, you will be required to be patient, calm and resilient as the support you will be providing to our young people will include helping them to develop their relationships within the community and managing incidents of self-harm.

All young people at the service require support to engage in activities of daily living and improve their independence skills so that they can work towards living in the community once the placement ends. Therefore, you will be supporting this transition through things such as: supporting them to self-administer their own medication, getting back into education, accessing public transport and appointments independently. Our young people are very adventurous and engage in a variety of activities including going to theme parks, horse Riding, attending driving lessons, they also like to camp out so you will be encouraged to bring your hobbies to work and create new ideas of interests so there is lots of fun and new experiences.

The home is a 5-bed service and is in Heaton, Bolton. It is also a short drive or bus journey away from the centre of Bolton, so is close enough to numerous local amenities. The house is a picturesque large property, which is well maintained and homely, making it a lovely environment to work in. There is also huge garden attached to the rear of the house, making it a perfect place for growing vegetables and playing outdoor games and all-important outdoor camping trips.

Previous care experience is not essentialand 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.

Additional Information

  • Please note that we do not accept CVs and the application must be completed in full.
  • 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.
  • 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 note Care in Mind do not have a sponsorship licence and therefore unable to offer sponsorship to candidates requiring this now or in the future.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • Do you have any formal qualifications in care?

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working in a team
  • Do you have An understanding of the issues young people face?

Skills

Essential

  • 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

Other

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • Do you hold a clean driving license?
Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • Do you have any formal qualifications in care?

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working in a team
  • Do you have An understanding of the issues young people face?

Skills

Essential

  • 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

Other

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • Do you hold a clean driving license?

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.