NIght Care Worker
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £22,000 to £26,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Exceeds National Minimum Wage |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 April 2026 |
| Location: | Hazel Grove Stockport, SK7 5HE |
| Company: | The Together Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | togethertrust/TP/666/393 |
Summary
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.
Whether that’s helping people to live independently, or creating spaces to learn, work and play, you’ll be making sure adults with disabilities or complex health needs have a chance to thrive, right in the heart of their local communities.
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
We have an opportunity for 2 Night Care Workersto join our Adult Residential Care team in Hazel Grove.
30 hour role – salary is £19,760.00annual salary(guaranteed £1,646.67 monthly)
20 hour role – salary is £13,173.33annual salary(guaranteed £1,097.78 monthly)
Shifts are worked in a block of 10 hours and can be worked on any day of the week including weekends. Additional shifts are available to support the team rota.
Please indicate on your application form which role you would prefer.
Enhanced pay of time and a quarter at weekends and hours worked during the week between 11pm and 6am.
We are looking for a Night Care Worker who can complete the full range of tasks required.
About the position….
- As a Night Care Worker, you will work as part of a team supporting adults during the night, some of which have complex health conditions, domestic duties and appropriate record keeping in accordance with legislation and regulation. Another member of staff will sleep within the unit and can be disturbed if there is an emergency.
- Support includes ventilation, tracheostomy, gastrointestinal tract support and peg feeding.
- A major part of this role is the administration of medication, moving and handling and personal care.
- You will follow hospital care plans and processes therefore completing and updating of these forms in a concise manner is a requirement of the role.
- Due to the intensity of the service users, you must have a good understanding of English and be happy to complete all the paperwork and care plans to a good quality.
- This role requires Lone Working. Another member of staff will sleep within the unit and can be disturbed if there is an emergency.
- You will support the service user with communication and work closely in a team that has a passion to improve their lives whilst in our care.
About you….
Do you have the skills we are looking for.
- An ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, taking the lead when required, maintaining & encouraging open and honest communication.
- You must have a good understanding of English and IT skills and be happy to complete all the paperwork and care plans to a good quality. Which includes daily recording on IT systems and other records such as incident reports.
- Competence in administering medication and simple medical procedures for the young people as appropriate, and a willingness to undertake training if required.
- Take responsibility for the security and maintenance of the house/unit during the night, including housekeeping duties as required and utilising the sleep-in member of staff or on-call manager as required.
We also offer….
- Annual Leave Full time entitlement is 27-day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years. Based on a working pattern of 5 days per week. Reduced days and hours will be pro-rated.
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
- Proud to be a real living wage employer
- Refer a friend scheme, rewards for recommending a friend to work with us
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeingacross the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeingsupportfrom trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home
We also provide a caring, supportive environment for all our employees, with a strong emphasis on a good work / life balance, and this something you can’t put a value on!
Is this you? Are you ready to make a positive change?Then please take a closer look at theFull Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this advert.
Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).
This role will involve regulated activity.
We may remove this advert should we find the successful candidate prior to the closing date therefore early applications are encouraged.
We currently do not provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.
Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way, please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you.
Skills:
Supporting disabilities; adults; recording and administering medication; lone working; ventilation support experience; physical disabilities;
Keywords:
physical disabilities; Supporting disabilities; adults; recording and administering medication; lone working; ventilation support experience;