Night Support Worker

Salary: £12.40 per hour plus £500 welcome bonus

Hours: 21 hours per week

Greengates is a vibrant,15 bedded residential nursing service for adults with enduring mental health needs. We are dedicated to providing person-centred care to support individuals to be as independent as they are able to be and live their life in the way they choose.

We are looking for someone to join our team as night support worker, the hours will be 2 nights per week. The right person for role will have a positive approach to supporting people and will work well both alone and as part of the team, to help us continue to develop the service.

As a night Support Worker, you will be there for the people we support to provide personal care, medication, emotional support. As it is nighttime, it will generally be quieter at night, however you must be alert and ready to support people if they are to wake up and need you. There are also a range of night tasks that can be completed during the night. You will also be expected to attend training and the occasional team meeting.

The successful Support Worker will have strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with team members, the people we support, as well as a caring manner and tolerant nature.

While previous experience in the sector is desirable, we will provide you with the full training required to carry out your duties. However, it is an essential requirement of the role to have completed medication competency training or be willing to undertake this training, if successful, as well as complete all required mandatory training. It is also essential that you attend team meetings regularly and this will be included in your rota.

At Milestones Trust we recognise that without the hard work, commitment and passion of our staff, we wouldn’t be the charity that we are today. In return, we are committed to rewarding you with a competitive pay and benefits package including:

• 30 days annual leave entitlement.
• Company pension scheme, with Milestones matching employee contributions up to 3% to help grow your retirement pot.
• Learning and development opportunities to help you to build your career, including a comprehensive induction programme, and the opportunity to undertake further qualifications.
• Health Cash Plan on completion of probation giving you access to a minimum of £695 cash back for health treatments e.g. dental, therapies, optical, maternity/paternity, NHS prescriptions etc.
• Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay.
• Get paid when you want – access your money as you earn it and request your earnings before payday using Dayforce Wallet.
• Access to an Employee Discount Platform from day one, with discounts and cashback for hundreds of retailers.
• An employee referral scheme that allows you to earn points that can be converted to cash for family members or friends that you point in Milestones’ direction.

We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within Milestones Trust.