Waking Night Support Worker

At Bright Futures we champion the potential of every person with autism and a learning disability believing wholeheartedly in their ability to thrive and lead the most fulfilling lives.

Our Lowfield home supports five adults located in St Helens. The people we support also take part in a variety of activities including swimming and bowling as well as in-house activities and attending college or work placements.

As a Waking Night Support Worker you will help people feel safe settled and well supported throughout the night. You will lead by example maintaining the highest standards of support and care offering calm guidance to colleagues and helping to maintain a caring positive environment. Your role will include checking on people supported at the home throughout the night accurately recording anything important and responding to any changes or concerns. You will also develop strong relationships with the team and the people we support to ensure a calm positive and reassuring environment.

What were looking for:

• Previous experience in a care or support role is desirable (waking night experience beneficial but not essential).
• A care-related qualification (e.g. Level 2/3 Health & Social Care or equivalent) is desirable.
• Warm person-centred approach with a strong focus on safeguarding wellbeing and maintaining professional boundaries.
• Calm resilient and proactive with the ability to work independently overnight and respond appropriately in unexpected situations.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills ensuring accurate recording confident lone working and effective handover with the day care team.

For detailed information about the role employee benefits our interview process and life at Lowfield click here to see our Job Information Pack.

Make a difference every day while building a rewarding career with Bright Futures. #IND1

At Bright Futures we make a real difference in the lives of young people and adults with autism special educational and complex needs. Through our dedicated and expert team we deliver outstanding care and education.

Our team are here because they are passionate about improving the lives of the individuals we support. Our employees are the key to the exceptional quality of care and education that we provide. Its why we invest in our people fostering their personal and professional growth to ensure they can excel and develop in their journey with us.

We cant promise that it will always be easy but we can promise here at Bright Futures it will be worthwhile. Youll be making a difference to the lives of the people we support celebrating their achievements and providing unwavering support during challenging times. The feedback from our people is that the good days will always outshine; especially with the backing and support of the whole team.

No matter your role everything we do is focused around our unwavering commitment to the people we support. Our aim is that every individual we support thrives and socially develops as active members of their local community.