Support Worker (Nights) - Dundee

About the service

Sense Scotland Dundee Respite is registered with the Care Inspectorate to provide a care home service for people with a learning disability and additional complex needs, including but not limited to, communication, behavioural support and sensory impairment. 

About the role

As a 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.

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

Shift details:

Shifts are 9:45 PM – 7:45 AM on a rolling rota

Our rota is designed to support work–life balance and follows a two-week rolling schedule:

• Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday
• Week 2: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

This means staff work four nights in Week 1 and three nights in Week 2, with the pattern repeating every two weeks.

Please note: In order to improve and keep skills level up to date every five weeks you will be required to work a day shift rota over 5 days with a varied shift pattern typically: 7.30am – 2.30pm / 11am – 7pm / 2pm – 10pm

Please note and consider before applying

• In order to improve and keep skills level up to date every 5 weeks you will be required to work a day shift rota over 5 days with a varied shift pattern.
• We do NOT currently offer visa sponsorship for our vacancies and would therefore ask that you do not apply if you require sponsorship.