Waking Nights Support Worker


Company:	Real Life Options
Salary:	£13.45 to £13.45 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	AB51 3WL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Sept 2026
Closing date:	8 Oct 2026

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Summary

Waking Night Support Worker

Location: Inverurie

Hourly Rate: £13.45

Hours: Full-time (39 hours per week)

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)

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.

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.

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