About usLooking for a rewarding career in Social Care?At Sense Scotland, we take immense pride in our work and are currently seeking new talent to join us in supporting individuals with their everyday lives. Our vision is to help those we support lead fulfilling and happy lives, enabling them to achieve their own ambitions. We prioritise strong values, fostering warm relationships, and creating positive experiences. We value input from all staff members, ensuring meaningful outcomes through the commitment to our core values.Join us in making a real difference and embark on a fulfilling journey at Sense Scotland.Our Short Break Service in Blantyre provides short respite breaks for individuals. The building has been designed for seven adults who have communication support needs and a physical/learning disability. Whilst staying, individuals are offered a range of fun and meaningful activities, both within and out with the building base.We want the people we support to enjoy their time at Blantyre Short Breaks in a fun, positive environment, where they can be active, involved in what they want to do, engage in activities they enjoy and take part in activities within the wider community, while building personal resilience and making memories.About the roleAt Sense Scotland, we believe that night-time care is just as important as daytime support. Our Waking Night Support Team at Blantyre Short Breaks plays a vital role in ensuring that the people we support feel safe, comfortable, and valued throughout the night.As a Female* Waking Night Support Worker, you’ll be an integral part of a dedicated team, working to create a calm and reassuring environment where individuals with complex needs and learning disabilities can rest peacefully and wake up feeling secure, refreshed, and well cared for. This 35 hour role is key in maintaining the safety and well-being of the people we support during the night.Key responsibilities include: Conducting regular "keeping safe" checks to ensure well-being.
Supporting individuals with evening and morning routines.
Maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment.
Accurately updating support plans, incident logs, and health & safety records.
Providing personal care, meal preparation, and medication administration.
Creating a therapeutic, reassuring atmosphere to enhance well-being. We provide full training, induction, and work-shadowing to set you up for success. Shift details:Shifts are 9.45 PM 7.45 AM on a rolling rota, designed to support work-life balance. You will work 14 x 10 hours shifts over a four week period.*This is a Female Support Worker role and for this position, female is an Occupational Requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010.About youAt Sense Scotland what is important is that all our staff have a genuine passion to make a difference in the life of someone with additional support needs.What you will need to succeed Good team-working skills and a positive attitude are essential qualities
Ability to communicate effectively and use your own initiative
Strong work ethic and organised to support routines
Able to prioritise and manage workloads
Eager to develop
A genuine passion for caring for others
Patience and understandingIf you value the power of a smile and want to make a positive impact by helping those, we support engage in activities they love, this role is for you. Whether you have experience in health and social care and seek a better work-life balance or are considering a career change to start in social care, we want to hear from you!
Working for usWe offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment. Our full list of benefits can be found here.
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