Waking Night Support Worker

Overview

• ID

  308873

• Salary

  £13

• Type

  Permanent - Part Time

• Location

  Seaton

• Hours

  10

• Closing Date

  22/04/2026

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Looking for a new challenge?

We're looking for a Waking Night Support Worker to join our residential service in Seaton, Devon, working 10 hours per week (Tuesday, 10PM–8AM) and offering £13.00 per hour + night allowance

With the seafront just minutes away, our Seaton service supports 6 adults with Learning Disabilities to live the life they choose. In this role, you'll be the key presence overnight providing calm, attentive support and ensuring the people we support feel comfortable and well cared for through the night.

This is a lone working role, with sleep-in staff available on site for emergency assistance.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Calm and reassuring, with good judgement in lone working situations.
• Caring, empathetic and reliable.
• Passionate about supporting people with complex disabilities to live fulfilled lives.
• Willing to attend training as needed.

Your nights might include supporting people with:

• Personal care and wellbeing.
• Medication support.
• Overnight safety and comfort.
• Everyday tasks as needed.

Why work for Sense?

We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader.

Working at Sense is incredibly rewarding. We offer excellent training and development, a Group Personal Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave entitlement; all within a large, diverse and successful charity.

Benefits

• 24 days of annual leave
• Wisdom app- free access for all employees to mindfulness application
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
• Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops!).
• Travel season ticket loans.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Free DBS check if your role needs one.
• A £350 refer-a-friend scheme.
• Ongoing development opportunities.

Ready to make a difference?

To apply

Please complete your application using the link below. Managers shortlist based on your supporting statement, so please complete it thoroughly. We recommend reading the job description and person specification before applying. We reserve the right to close this post early, so please apply as soon as possible.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children, and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/ 

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Closing Date

22/04/2026