• Department:
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  • Position:
    Paid
  • Town/City:
    Witham
  • Salary Details:
    £12.34 per hour + excellent benefits
  • Hours Per Week:
    27
  • Advertising End Date:
    28 Feb 2026
  • Internal Advertising End Date:
    28 Feb 2026
  • Vacancy Type:
    Permanent
  • Job Advert

  • We are looking for a female Waking Night Support Worker to join our service based in Witham on a permanent, part time basis.  The waking night shift is 10pm to 7am, 3 shifts per week on a rota basis which will include some weekends. This contract is for 27 hours per week.

    What does a Waking Night Support Worker do?

    Our team support adults with learning disabilities to access the community, maintain their homes, and just live a normal and active life.

    As a Waking Night Support Worker you will be expected to provide an outstanding level of support that will enormously contribute to the people we support, living a more comfortable, dignified, liberated and happy life.

    Night staff will be expected to complete Personal care, regular checks throughout the night and some housework duties.

    What we're looking for:

    • A genuine passion for supporting others.
    • Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
    • Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
    • A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.

    * Due to the nature of this service, we are looking for female only applicants.  This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

    *All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.
     
    Job ID: 35448
  • 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!  

      

    *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. Its 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. Were 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 youre applying for.

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