Quick overview
Job description
At Grangemead, a top-tier respite and emergency service for adults with learning disabilities located in Hailsham, we are looking for a passionate Waking night Support Workers to join our dedicated team. Our facility provides a warm, hotel-style atmosphere complete with en-suite accommodations and interactive sensory equipment to enrich our guests’ experiences.
We offer a fun holiday experience for both long and short respite stays, promoting life skills, independence, community presence, and opportunities for guests to forge new friendships. Our emergency services accommodate individuals facing challenging life circumstances such as safeguarding issues, homelessness, illness, bereavement, or the end of placement with caregivers.
As a Waking Night Support Worker you will collaboratively with a colleague, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our guests. Your responsibilities include administering medication in line with care plans, completing regular welfare checks throughout the night to ensure safety and well-being, preparing drinks and snacks when needed, and assisting with personal care while maintaining dignity, respect, and independence.
This role also entails performing security checks and maintaining cleanliness to uphold Grangemeads high standards, ensuring a safe environment for all guests.
We value your unique qualities! We believe that your core values matter most. We are committed to providing excellent training opportunities, thorough induction, and ongoing supervision to help you develop the necessary skills for success in this role.
We’re seeking candidates who have the:
- Ability to provide support respectively and sensitively.
- Ability to have patience and understanding when providing support.
- Ability and willingness to support with medication administration, personal care, and other health related tasks.
- Ability to understand health conditions and how it can impact a client’s presentation.
- Ability to meet the physical requirements to complete the role for example administer CPR and manual handling.
Our rotas operate on a 6-week rolling schedule, with Waking Night Support Workers completing 2 shifts per week from 21:30 – 07:30, please note this includes working 2 in every 3 weekends.
Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Please download the Job Description & Person Specification for more information.
If you’re ready to embark on this fulfilling journey, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button and answer our 5 questions. We will be using your answers to shortlist, so please draw on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.
For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI.
Interviews will be held face to face at Grangemead as guest involvement is a crucial part of our recruitment process.
Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.
Support Work is a privilege and offers the chance to turn kindness into a career. How often are you able to support another human being to live life to the full? In this job you can every day.
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Claire Murphy - Team Leader claire.murphy@eastsussex.gov.uk Or Kez Hubberstey-Barnes keri.hubberstey-barnes@eastsussex.gov.uk to request a MS teams call or phone call.
This role is eligible for the ESCC Refer a Friend scheme. If you have been recommended to apply for this role by a friend who is currently an ESCC employee, you may both be eligible for an incentive payment. Please visit the refer a friend page for more information.
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