Waking Night Support Assistant
We’re hiring
Waking Night Support Assistant
Adult Services - Supporting Living, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
We are looking to recruit a female waking night support assistant to join our Supported Living team providing care to adults with disabilities in their own home. Our Supported Living Team work hard to provide care around the clock, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year. There’s a whole range of fantastic characters for you to meet and get to know when you’re working with us.
We are running a virtual recruitment event on Monday 14th April 2025 at 5pm. Register here or email recruitment@diverseabilities.org.uk
Hours per week : We have 2 vacancies with the following patterns:
Vacancy 1
9 hours per week average
Week 1
Saturday 10pm - 7am
Week 2
Saturday 10pm - 7am
Vacancy 2
15.25 hours per week on average - working on a 2 week rolling rota
Week 1
Saturday 10pm - 9.30am (if you are a driver, the shift would finish at 10am)
Week 2
Sunday 10pm - 7am
Thursday 9pm - 7am
Please note: from 10pm to 7am the hourly rate is £13.52 - £14.24, from 7am until 10am the hourly rate is £12.21.
More about the role…
This role requires staff to:
provide an excellent level of support and care
perform basic household tasks including cooking, cleaning, & laundry
drive, respect and maintain the person supported’s vehicle
Essential skills required:
full, UK manual driving licence
basic numeracy & literacy
empathy & compassion
For full details on requirements and essential skills required for this role, check the job description linked above.
Commitment to safeguarding
Diverse Abilities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults that we support and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Charity is an equal opportunities employer.
Benefits and bonuses
We offer a wide range of employee rewards and benefits. These include access to hundreds of retailer, restaurant, entertainment, and hotel discounts through Blue Light Card, auto-enrolment pensions, paid accrued holiday, and a cycle to work scheme. Click here for a full list of our rewards and benefits.
You’ll also get paid while you complete your training and as you proceed to any diplomas.
We provide long service awards at 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25+ years including bonuses, vouchers, and additional paid time off.
Introducing Reasons to Care
Hosted by Michelle (Supported Living Deputy Manager) and Clare (Children’s Team Short Breaks Manager), "Reasons to Care" will take you on a heartwarming journey, making an impact that truly matters. It’s our podcast on all things to do with working in care.
We'll dive into some uplifting stories that'll make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, changing lives with love, one story at a time. From speaking to those who have worked for us for years and new members of the team, through to parents and people we support, there’s lots of stories to enjoy.
Our employee stories
Find out more about what our employees have to say about working for us.
