Support Worker - Waking Nights
| Posting date: | 22 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.71 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2026 |
| Location: | Aberdeenshire, AB51 3WL |
| Company: | Real Life Options |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ORG3708-RV1555374InvSWWN |
Summary
Support Worker - Waking Nights
Location: Inverurie
Hourly Rate: £12.71
Hours: Full-time (39 hours per week)
Driver Required If you don’t live within Inverurie
About Real Life Options
Real Life Options is a registered charity dedicated to empowering people with learning disabilities, autism, and other complex needs to live fulfilling, independent lives. As we continue to grow, we are looking for committed Support Workers who share our values and want to make a real difference in their community.
About the Role
In our Inverurie service, Support Workers help individuals with a wide range of needs to lead enriched and independent lives. This includes:
Supporting individuals overnight in their homes
Ensuring the safety and security of service users and the property
Providing personal care and support with medication (full training provided)
Moving and handling
Promoting independence and helping individuals achieve their personal goals
Who We Support
The people we support in Inverurie have varied support needs, including:
Learning disabilities
Autism (including Fragile-X)
Epilepsy
Down Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Mental health conditions
Some individuals may display challenging behaviour, including verbal or physical incidents and self-injurious behaviour. Experience in this area is required. Experience with de-escalation techniques and Positive Behaviour Support Plans, is highly desirable. Full training is provided.
Shifts and Flexibility
Shifts include:
9pm-8am
10pm-8am
Why Join Us?
We offer a range of benefits to support and reward our staff:
28 days paid holiday (pro rata)
Accredited training and development opportunities
Contributory pension scheme
Health Cash Plan (for contracted staff)
£10,000 life cover
Employee Assistance Programme (health, legal, financial support)
Cycle to Work scheme
Financial wellbeing scheme
Refer a Friend bonus scheme
Staff recognition initiatives
Mileage paid at 35p per mile (first 10,000 miles/year)
What We’re Looking For
We're looking for someone with the right values and attitude, not necessarily experience. Do you identify with these traits?
Honest
Good communicator
Passionate
Reliable
Caring
Flexible
Inclusive
Self-motivated
Strong personal values
If you said "yes" to six or more, you could be exactly who we’re looking for.
Additional Requirements
Drivers preferred: Due to limited public transport during shift times, having a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is strongly preferred.
PVG Membership (Adult): An Enhanced PVG check will be required.
Shadow shifts will be completed before fully starting, tailored to your experience level.
Location: Inverurie
Hourly Rate: £12.71
Hours: Full-time (39 hours per week)
Driver Required If you don’t live within Inverurie
About Real Life Options
Real Life Options is a registered charity dedicated to empowering people with learning disabilities, autism, and other complex needs to live fulfilling, independent lives. As we continue to grow, we are looking for committed Support Workers who share our values and want to make a real difference in their community.
About the Role
In our Inverurie service, Support Workers help individuals with a wide range of needs to lead enriched and independent lives. This includes:
Supporting individuals overnight in their homes
Ensuring the safety and security of service users and the property
Providing personal care and support with medication (full training provided)
Moving and handling
Promoting independence and helping individuals achieve their personal goals
Who We Support
The people we support in Inverurie have varied support needs, including:
Learning disabilities
Autism (including Fragile-X)
Epilepsy
Down Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Mental health conditions
Some individuals may display challenging behaviour, including verbal or physical incidents and self-injurious behaviour. Experience in this area is required. Experience with de-escalation techniques and Positive Behaviour Support Plans, is highly desirable. Full training is provided.
Shifts and Flexibility
Shifts include:
9pm-8am
10pm-8am
Why Join Us?
We offer a range of benefits to support and reward our staff:
28 days paid holiday (pro rata)
Accredited training and development opportunities
Contributory pension scheme
Health Cash Plan (for contracted staff)
£10,000 life cover
Employee Assistance Programme (health, legal, financial support)
Cycle to Work scheme
Financial wellbeing scheme
Refer a Friend bonus scheme
Staff recognition initiatives
Mileage paid at 35p per mile (first 10,000 miles/year)
What We’re Looking For
We're looking for someone with the right values and attitude, not necessarily experience. Do you identify with these traits?
Honest
Good communicator
Passionate
Reliable
Caring
Flexible
Inclusive
Self-motivated
Strong personal values
If you said "yes" to six or more, you could be exactly who we’re looking for.
Additional Requirements
Drivers preferred: Due to limited public transport during shift times, having a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is strongly preferred.
PVG Membership (Adult): An Enhanced PVG check will be required.
Shadow shifts will be completed before fully starting, tailored to your experience level.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.