Waking Night Support Worker at Look Ahead Care and Support, Kingston upon Thames

We're looking for a caring and compassionate Waking Night Support Worker to join our Forensic Mental Health service located in Kingston.

£15,400.00 per annum, working 20 hours per week.

• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service

• A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)
• Free DBS

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

The waking night support worker will provide skilled waking-night support across the pathway, maintaining safety and relational security while responding to customers' emotional, mental health, medication and practical needs overnight. The role also includes overarching health and safety responsibilities.

What you'll do:

• Maintain an active and visible waking-night presence as part of a team, with no lone support working in the service model.

• Engage customers who are distressed, unsettled or awake overnight and provide calm, trauma-informed and boundaried support.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

What you'll bring:

Essential:

• Experience of waking-night work with people who have mental health or other complex needs, or closely comparable work requiring safe decisions overnight.

Desirable:

• Forensic mental health, statutory restrictions and public-protection arrangements.

Please attach a CV and send your personal statement to:

The service is anticipated to open on 4 January 2027, subject to contract finalisation, successful mobilisation and confirmation of operational readiness.

About us:

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.