Night Team Leader

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

Apply today and we will be in touch in due course