Nightshift Support Worker

Salary £13.19 - £13.74 per hour

Location Fountainville Avenue

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

Role: Nightshift Support Worker

Hours: 10 hours per week

Contract: Permanent
*Please note that, due to this position being a 10-hour-per-week vacancy, it is not eligible for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa Regulations.

At Inspire, we believe in supporting people to live with dignity and realise their full potential. Our Fountainville service is a 24-hour supported housing setting for adults (aged 18–65) with enduring mental health challenges including schizophrenia, and personality disorders.

Here, residents live across four houses, each with their own ensuite bedroom and shared living spaces. Our approach is rooted in empathy, independence-building, and person-centred support.

What to expect in the role:

Provide overnight support to individuals with mental health needs, promoting wellbeing, independence and recovery through a person-centred, strengths-based approach.
Build positive, trusting relationships with Service Users, offering emotional support, reassurance and practical assistance throughout the night.
Maintain a safe, secure and therapeutic environment, responding appropriately to concerns, changes in wellbeing or incidents as they arise.
Complete accurate records, handovers and reports, ensuring key information is communicated effectively to colleagues and relevant professionals.
Work collaboratively as part of the wider support team, upholding high standards of care, confidentiality, hygiene and professionalism at all times.

Why join us?

Fountainville staff often say they’re struck by the team culture, it’s warm, welcoming, and built on trust. You’ll be supported through structured induction, shadowing, team meetings and ongoing training. Our residents enjoy photography, writing, cooking, and community trips and they love a good chat. If you’re caring, emotionally intelligent, and up for a challenge that brings reward, this might be your next step.

Please note if successful at interview, the applicant will have to complete an enhanced disclosure check.

Following the interviews, a waiting list will be created for similar posts for a nine month period.

Inspire is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection based on merit.

⭐ Sounds like a good fit?

Ready to make a difference? Click Apply Now to begin your journey with Inspire. For an informal conversation or any queries about the role, please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@inspirewellbeing.org.

At Inspire, we believe in people - and that includes you.

Our Organisation

Inspire is an all-island charity and social enterprise and our aim is wellbeing for all. We work together with people living with mental ill health, intellectual disability, autism and addictions to ensure they live with dignity and realise their full potential.

We campaign to create a society free from stigma and discrimination with a culture of compassion that focuses on people and their abilities.