Night Care and Support Practitioner

The Skills We Are Looking For
Qualification or working experience in Care or Support Services
An understanding and experience of providing personal care to vulnerable adults
A knowledge of Health & Safety issues
An understanding of complex needs support issues such as mental health, homelessness, substance misuse and offending
Knowledge of Adult safeguarding protocols
Understanding of how to deal with challenging and chaotic individuals
A knowledge of how to provide dignity in care
The ability to conduct comprehensive and accurate risk assessments
To provide effective and consistent care and support planning with the people we support
Excellent IT, communication, interpersonal, interviewing and assessment skills
Excellent administration skills and the ability to accurately and concisely record information and write reports
Plan and deliver workshops and sessions to residents, staff and partner agencies
Demonstrate creativity in overcoming obstacles and a commitment to working with and providing support to vulnerable people
Ability and willingness to work unsupervised
Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
Committed to improving the lives of people with complex needs
Committed to own personal development and CPD planning
Creative and dynamic approach with the ability to “think outside of the box” when providing solutions
Energetic, highly motivated with a reputation of being held in high regard by peers
Excellent interpersonal/ communication skills
Excellent negotiation/ mediation skills
Committed to own career development
Ability to work within & have commitment to You Matter’s ethos, philosophy and SHREK values, Strength, Humility, Respect, Empathy and Kindness
Energetic, dynamic and self-motivated
What is a nice to have
A recognised qualification in Social Care, Health or mental health
Qualification in Substance misuse, welfare rights
IT qualification such as CLAIT, ECDL, ITQ.
At least 1 years’ experience of working within a Care or Support setting or similar
Experience working in a CQC registered care setting
Experience of coordinating three-way meetings
Experience of working with end of life
Experience of resettlement of an individual into independent living.
Experience of providing personal care
A working knowledge of providing support and care
Knowledge of health interventions
Knowledge of welfare rights
Knowledge of Psychological Informed practice
Knowledge of health intervention and harm reduction
Knowledge of supporting Residents through the care act assessment framework
A good understanding of the mental capacity act and the ability to make best interest decision and explain reasoning
Analytical, data collation and reporting skills
Computer literate, competent in working with Microsoft word, outlook, windows
Even if you don’t feel that you have all the relevant skills and “nice to haves” we would still like to hear from you and invite you to fill out our application form.

You Matter is an equal opportunities employer, values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and ****** orientation.

How To Apply
download the application form and email the completed version to recruitment@you-matter.org.uk

Closing Date: 10 Jul 2026