Waking Night Support Worker - Northallerton

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We are looking for someone to join our amazing supported living team based in Northallerton on a Part time, permanent basis 10hrs per week Waking Night Support worker.

About our Service

We support three active gentlemen aged between 60\-68 who have a learning disability and are great friends. They all live independent, fun and active lifestyles. It is a busy home, from going on days out, train spotting, socialising, and seeing friends.

What does a Support Worker do?

• Supporting people to live independently – budget management, paying bills, housework, organising appointments and cooking delicious healthy meals.


• Excellent communication skills and Relationship building – supporting the people we support to understand the world around them and promoting positive relationships.


• Community \& Social Inclusion \- supporting individuals to access and participate in their local community and social events to promote life skills and individuality.


• Personal care \- helping people to get ready for the day. This may include prompting the people we support to take their medication and assisting with bathing, showering and using the bathroom. Not all Support Worker roles include high levels of personal care.


• All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

JOB ID: 36928### Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high\-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest\-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and below link with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team

https://jobs.mencap.org.uk/benefits.aspx

• T\&C's apply based on contract

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for Everyone, Every day, Everywhere.

• Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.


• Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.


• Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA\+, disabled or with a long\- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

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