Night Support Worker Part-Time

The Night Support Worker role at Gresham House in Staplehurst is a part-time, temporary position that involves providing overnight care and support for 12 adult clients with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. The role requires physically demanding duties, including manual handling, frequent use of stairs, and maintaining alertness during night shifts. Successful applicants will be compassionate, reliable, and professional, with a willingness to work a rolling rota that includes weekends.

The Night Support Worker will be responsible for supporting an immobile client with moving and handling using a hoist, carrying out regular welfare checks, completing hourly checks on a client located on the third floor, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring a calm, safe, and supportive night-time environment. Training will be provided if required. The role is part-time, 20 hours per week, and the successful candidate will receive an annual base salary of £13,364, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Elysium Healthcare is a leading provider of specialist mental health, neurological, learning disabilities, and autism services in the UK. With over 90 services across England and Wales and a global network of over 86,000 employees, Elysium Healthcare offers a unique approach to the delivery of care, with a focus on supporting the wellbeing, growth, and future of its employees.

Be part of making lives better as a Support Worker at Gresham House in Staplehurstand experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

Use your knowledge, experience, and caring nature to make a positive difference to the lives of people with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health conditions

You’ll be looked after, with a fulfilling career where you’re valued, recognised, and supported, with colleagues there for you and a culture built on kindness and teamwork.

There’s also a range of training and development options available to help you achieve your career aspirations, allowing you to grow and succeed as a Support Worker and beyond.

What you will be doing

The role is Part-Time Night Support Worker, 20 hours per week, rolling rota, including weekends.

The role involves providing overnight support for 12 adult clients within a residential care home. The home has a client that is immobile and a wheelchair user, requiring full support throughout the night to ensure their safety, comfort, and wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting an immobile client with moving and handling using a hoist (training can be provided if required)
• Carrying out regular welfare checks during the night
• Completing hourly checks on a client located on the third floor of the property (Please note there is no lift access within the house)
• Maintaining accurate records and reporting any concerns appropriately
• Ensuring a calm, safe, and supportive night-time environment

Physical Requirements

This role is physically demanding and includes:

• Frequent use of stairs throughout the night
• Maintaining alertness during night shifts

Applicants should be confident in their ability to meet these physical requirements safely.

• Ability to carry out physically demanding duties
• Willingness to work night shifts on a rolling rota, including weekends
• Compassionate, reliable, and professional approach
• Previous care experience is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided

Where you will be working:

Location:Gresham House, Station Road, Staplehurst, TN12 0PZ

Gresham House provides a specialist residential service for all gender identities who have a learning disability, or who are autistic, and have behaviours which, due to their diagnosis may be of concern/distress.

More information about Gresham House

Gresham House are also specialists in working with additional complex needs including:

• ADHD
• Epilepsy
• Cerebral palsy
• Individuals who may have limited hearing or sight
• Individuals with mobility issues who may require a wheelchair

The aim of the service is to encourage individuals to lead a full and purposeful life, enabling them to live more independently in the heart of the community. This is achieved through a…