Female Waking Night Support Worker

Location

Oldham

Contract

Full Time

Role Type

Permanent

Working hours per week

37.5

Salary

12.94

Closing Date

Tuesday 3 February 2026

CareTech Community Services established in 1993 has 250 services with continuous growth with new developments/services. CareTech Community Services is a national provider of support for people with complex and challenging behaviours associated with autism, learning disabilities, mental health illness and neurological conditions.

We support people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and also in residential care.

We are committed to providing the highest levels of care to our residents. To enable us to do this we need caring and dedicated professionals to deliver first class care.

All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and all employees are checked against the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

CareTech are proud to announce they are a Disability Confident Leader.

Due to growth, we are excited to announce a new service will be opening in Oldham

We are seeking a full Support Worker team.

Location: Oldham

Pay Rate: £12.94 per hour

Due to the nature of this opening we can only consider female applicants.

We refer to this as Extraordinary Days, Every Day

Support Worker Key Skills / Attributes

Experience In a Care Environment Preferred

Experience in a supported living environment preferred

Experience Working With Individuals With Learning Disabilities And Autism

Able to work days, evenings, weekends, bank holidays and waking nighs

Good communication skills

Ability to keep calm under pressure

Confidence to work alone and also be part of a team (family)

Passionate about making a positive difference to someone else’s life

Good written skills

Company Values

Friendly

Positive

Empowering

Person Centred

Innovative

Rewards & Benefits

• £500 Recommend A Friend Bonus
• Blue Light Card
  
  

Industry Standard Benefits

Full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards

Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topics for self-development of your career

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Career progression within the company

CareTech Foundation – Opportunity to apply for family and friends’ grants

What we do!

We are a well-established, nationwide healthcare provider. Our homes are specialist mental health services and are established, offering adults person-centred care. We carefully develop and adapt homes to meet the varying needs of adults with mental health needs. The services are carefully located within thriving communities, offering a variety of educational, recreational and social

activities.

We provide a positive impact on the service experience of people with mental health difficulties who may be experiencing emotional distress. This primarily involves support using a person-centred approach. Our support workers measure outcomes specifically to an individual’s needs and evidence using our person-centred outcome-measuring tool.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment; the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please do not hesitate to apply for other suitable roles in the future.

• T&C’s paid following the successful completion of a 6-month probation period
  
  

Oldham - Female Waking Night Support Worker [SYS-23050]

Job Description

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