Health and Social Care Officer
Newcastle City Council
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom£26,403 - £27,254 per annum, pro rata (pay award pending), actual salary £15,699 - £16,205Closes: 27 May
Are you looking for a meaningful night shift role where you can truly make a difference? Join our dedicated team supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex needs within a specialist respite and crisis service.
Working overnight, you will help create a safe, calm, and supportive environment where individuals can rest, feel secure, and receive any support they need, while also providing families with a well-deserved break. As a Health & Social Care Officer, you’ll play a key role in delivering compassionate, person-centred care that empowers people to live with dignity, choice, and independence.
You will support individuals with all aspects of their care throughout the night, including providing reassurance, monitoring wellbeing, and responding to any needs that arise, while consistently promoting dignity, respect, and independence. Using person-centred approaches, you will ensure that each individual’s needs and aspirations are understood and met, encouraging communication, self-expression, and informed choice in ways that are meaningful to them.
This role requires a caring, patient, and flexible approach, along with the ability to work independently and remain attentive during quieter overnight periods. You will need a genuine commitment to making a positive difference and demonstrate strong values rooted in dignity, respect, and inclusion in everything you do.
We have two posts available, each offering 22 hours per week. The role involves working waking night shifts from 9pm to 8am on a regular rota pattern, including some weekends. Enhanced pay is provided for unsocial hours.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
What we offer
How to apply
Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and attach your CV. Please ensure you read the supporting documents.
Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.
Working overnight, you will help create a safe, calm, and supportive environment where individuals can rest, feel secure, and receive any support they need, while also providing families with a well-deserved break. As a Health & Social Care Officer, you’ll play a key role in delivering compassionate, person-centred care that empowers people to live with dignity, choice, and independence.
You will support individuals with all aspects of their care throughout the night, including providing reassurance, monitoring wellbeing, and responding to any needs that arise, while consistently promoting dignity, respect, and independence. Using person-centred approaches, you will ensure that each individual’s needs and aspirations are understood and met, encouraging communication, self-expression, and informed choice in ways that are meaningful to them.
This role requires a caring, patient, and flexible approach, along with the ability to work independently and remain attentive during quieter overnight periods. You will need a genuine commitment to making a positive difference and demonstrate strong values rooted in dignity, respect, and inclusion in everything you do.
We have two posts available, each offering 22 hours per week. The role involves working waking night shifts from 9pm to 8am on a regular rota pattern, including some weekends. Enhanced pay is provided for unsocial hours.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
What we offer
- Ongoing training & regular supervision
- Generous annual leave and bank holidays (with option to buy more)
- Access to wellbeing support & mindfulness sessions
- Defined pension scheme
- Benefits schemes (bike to work, vehicle leasing, travel passes, electronics & more)
How to apply
Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and attach your CV. Please ensure you read the supporting documents.
Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.