Night Support Worker

Job Introduction

At Turning Point, we support people across The UK with mental health, substance misuse and learning disabilities. As a Project Worker, you will make a real difference to individual’s quality of life as you engage with people to improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you will gain the experience and training you need to progress your career with us.

Role Responsibility

As a Night Worker, you will join The Mill supported living service that supports 12 young people (Aged 16- 21) who are threatened with homelessness/ leaving care/ looked after children  or young people at risk.

As a Night Support Worker, you will provide added security, peace of mind and companionship to the young people at The Mill during out of hours’ time.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

As a Night Support Worker you will be joining a team offering support to  young people, the aim being to ensure the physical, social and emotional support and development of the  young people at The Mill is achieved.

As a Night Support Worker you will be joining a team offering support to  young people, the aim being to ensure the physical, social and emotional support and development of the   young people at The Mill is achieved.

The Ideal Candidate

• As a  Night Support Worker you are required to be awake during the duration of your working shift.
• To ensure the safety and welfare of each young person for the duration of the wake night shift and  seek support from the police when needed.
• Night times can be hard for young people as part of the wake night team you will need to be able to offer empathy and compassion during the night-time if needed.
• To be able to use a computer to keep accurate records.
• To be able to report young people as missing and follow the Missing Persons   procedure in doing so.
• Communicate effectively with out of hour services including The On Call .
• Answering phone calls professionally, taking messages and responding to requests and questions.
• To provide a positive working role model for other colleagues and the young people resident.

As a great team player with lots of energy, you’ll need strong communication skills, a flexible approach and positive attitude to achieve targets in a challenging environment which requires empathy, understanding and patience.

About us

What benefits will I receive?

Of course, we know it's not about the money. But that doesn't mean we don't reward our people for their invaluable work with a benefits package that includes:

1)    'My Turning Point' bespoke Reward Discount Scheme sharing a range of online range of offers and discounts including shopping vouchers, discounts on gas and electric bills,  gym scheme discounts, up to 55% off the cost of cinema tickets and much more!!

2)    You may also benefit from our Childcare Voucher scheme, our bike to work scheme, season ticket loans and much more!

3)    Receive a GBP 200 bonus for recommending a friend to work for us if they're employed

4)    Inspired by Possibility Employee of the Year scheme - in recognition of your excellence

5)    Life assurance scheme for all team members and enhanced contributory Pension scheme

6)    Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with a 24/7 helpline for advice - also available to family members

7)    Online Right Steps Health & Wellbeing Support package to all our team members. Information and evidence based support you can trust about low mood and anxiety, drugs and alcohol, healthy eating, stress at work and physical activity

8)    Competitive rates of pay with annual Pay Reviews

9)    Annual Holiday allowance - Buy and sell annual leave options to suit your lifestyle

10) Flexible working patterns to support work/home life balance

11) Excellent training opportunities leading to career development - ongoing access to a huge range of training and support to help you develop. We provide a thorough induction and training program when you join us. In addition to regular 1-2-1's and annual appraisals, we'll help you develop and progress your career.

Hours:  _{This role involves 9am -10 pm rotational shifts including evening and weekends and bank holidays}.

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