Support Worker (Nights) - Grindon Mews

We are seeking to recruit a waking night support worker into our Short Break division who can deliver exceptional standards of person-centred care and support to those with high levels of physical support needs. Our customers have a wide range of complex needs and interventions which can include moving and assisting techniques, support with eating and drinking and personal care support. They require consistent members of a team to support them to live as independently as they can, you will support them to maintain their safety. This care and support should have the individual at its centre, promote respect, dignity, engagement, and participation, throughout the delivery of personalised care and support. We are keen to recruit a candidate who is able to support and enable our customers to lead and maintain fulfilling lives whilst ensuring that their daily individual care and support needs are met. These needs should be met with integrity by those who can help us ensure our company values are at the heart of everything we do. Your role will be on providing support to customers promoting and developing their life, health, and wellbeing. This may include:

• Helping with preparation of meals & drinks.
• Help with feeding and hydration.
• Support with domestic household tasks
• Administer & record medication
• Support with money management
• Encouraging community trips and facilitating customers participation
• Support with household & personal shopping,
• Support with meeting friends & family
• Support with high standards of nutrition
• Adhere to health & safety legislation
• Cleanliness and intimate personal hygiene
• Provide emotional support.
• Active support techniques and positive behaviour support techniques to increase skill level and achieve set outcomes (training will be provided)
These principal responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of duties, only a general guide to the role. In consultation with the post holder, the duties may change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the customer/service. Are you a person who is driven and motivated and wants to make a position difference to a vulnerable adult?

New Employees to the company will receive £500 when they begin their career at Sunderland Care and Support and £500 when they successfully complete their induction and probationary period. (The scheme is offered on a discretionary basis, and as such, the Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw it at any time at its discretion). Sunderland Care and Support is one of the leading Social Care Providers of high-quality care and support to the community of Sunderland. We are passionate about supporting adults with complex disabilities to lead fulfilling lives.


• Induction which will support you in your own personal development.
• A starting salary of £23,500 - £23,893 (pro rata if working less than 37 hours per week)
• Designated rota pattern
• Excellent training opportunities
• A pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Career development opportunities
• A positive and rewarding job role and culture
• Probationary period
• Regular 1-1 supervision
• Annual appraisal
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with Northeast Jobs. Please check your email inbox after the closing date for notification as you will not be notified by any other means. Please remember to check your junk/spam folder. We will contact candidates to arrange an appropriate time to carry out an interview. If you are successful following the interview process appointments will be made subject to two satisfactory references and DBS check.