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Night Team Leader / Senior Support Worker
Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire
Pay: £12.85 per hour
Hours: 33 or 38.5 hours per week
Shifts: Nights
We are recruiting an experienced Night Team Leader / Senior Support Worker for a 28-bed residential care service supporting adults aged 18 and over.
This is a hands-on senior role combining direct care with shift leadership, medication support, care-plan input, audits, risk assessments and the mentoring of other Support Workers.
The role
You will help ensure that service users receive safe, respectful and person-centred support throughout the night.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Leading the night shift and supporting other members of the care team
* Protecting the rights, dignity, health and safety of service users
* Supporting individuals with their daily routines and activities
* Monitoring service users and maintaining a safe environment
* Encouraging independence, rehabilitation and self-care
* Assisting with medication administration where required
* Contributing to care plans and reviewing standards of care
* Completing audits, risk assessments and relevant records
* Supporting the induction, training and mentoring of new employees
* Handling or auditing service-user monies at the beginning and end of shifts
* Completing weekly fire checks and maintaining the fire-safety records
* Working alongside management and multidisciplinary professionals
About you
To be considered, you should have:
* Strong previous experience working as a Support Worker or Senior Support Worker
* Experience supporting vulnerable adults
* The confidence to lead a shift and resolve day-to-day issues
* Experience administering or supporting with medication
* Good communication and record-keeping skills
* A calm, patient and reliable approach
* Relevant health and social care qualifications
* The flexibility to work contracted night shifts
What is available
* £12.85 per hour
* 33 or 38.5 contracted hours per week
* Regular night shifts
* A senior position within an established adult care service
* The opportunity to take responsibility for shift leadership and staff development
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