Senior Support Worker (Nights)

Night Senior Support Practitioner (Senior Support Worker)
Location: Sovereign Court, Westerhope
Hourly Rate: £13.71 per hour from April 2025 (plus £2/hour extra for overtime)
Contract: Permanent nights

Plus enjoy a range of fantastic benefits when you join the Mariposa Care family (see below for details)

We're on the lookout for an experienced Senior Support Practitioner to join our friendly night team at Sovereign Court and help make a real difference to the lives of our residents. If you have a Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification and have previously supported or supervised a team, this could be the perfect role for you.

About Sovereign Court

Sovereign Court is a high-quality specialist mental health facility based in Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with excellent links to travel and local amenities. We promote individualised person-centred care in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, wncouraging independence, choice and dignity throughout all that we do.

What does the role involve?

As a Senior Support Practitioner, you'll balance providing hands-on care with supporting and supervising your team. Your primary focus will be ensuring that every resident receives exceptional, person-centred support while helping your colleagues thrive in their roles.

Here's a snapshot of your key responsibilities:

• Mentoring and Coaching: Supporting your team with training and guidance to ensure they excel in their roles.
• Delivering Quality Care: Assisting residents with personal care needs, always upholding dignity, respect and privacy.
• Care Planning: Ensuring residents' care plans are comprehensive, up-to-date and consistently followed.
• Medication Management: Dispensing medication accurately and maintaining detailed records.

This role requires a mix of practical care and supervisory responsibilities, so you'll need to feel confident managing multiple tasks while keeping residents' wellbeing at the forefront.

What makes you the ideal candidate?

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience working in a specialist mental health facility or similar environment.
• Has experience supervising and mentoring a team.
• Holds a Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification (or is committed to achieving one).
• Is compassionate, organised and ready to take the next step in their career.

Why join us?

We value our Senior Support Practitioners and offer a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• Enhanced overtime rates: Earn an extra £2/hour.
• Recognition rewards: Receive £500 during your first year.
• Refer a Friend bonus: Earn £1,000 for every successful referral-unlimited!
• Fully funded training: Opportunities to develop your leadership skills and gain further qualifications.
• Annual pay reviews: We recognise and reward your contributions.
• Private healthcare options: Help with costs for treatments like dental or optical care.
• A supportive workplace: Join a friendly, inclusive team where your voice matters.

Our recruitment process

If you're offered a role with us, it will be conditional on some standard checks, like references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We also need you to have good English and numeracy skills, plus a passion for caring and helping our residents to thrive.

We want every candidate to feel supported and able to perform at their best during the recruitment process. If you need any assistance or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage, just drop us an email at Apply-we'll be happy to help.

At Mariposa Care, we're committed to building a fair and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Job titles can vary - this role is also known as senior carer, senior healthcare assistant, senior support practitioner, senior support worker, social care.