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Position: Waking Nights Support Worker
Job Type: Part Time
Salary: £13.75 – £13.85 per hour
Location: Bury, Greater Manchester
Employer: Persona Support
Application Deadline: August 23rd, 2026
Full Job Description
20 hours per week – 10:00pm – 08:00am – x2 posts
£13.75 per hour rising to £13.85 per hour after successful induction and probationary period
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There has never been a better time to work in social care, enabling support that makes a positive impact. Here at Persona, that is exactly what we do every day!
To find out more about the service, click here.
About you
You don’t need to have previous experience of working in social care, what’s important is that you are caring, a good communicator, patient, creative, able to work on your own initiative, show empathy and that you can also work as part of a team. Flexibility is important as you will work on a rota basis with a mix of shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.
No one will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’re saying and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
About the role
You will be based in our short stay service, where we support older people at Elmhurst and adults with a learning disability at Woodbury. You will support people with everyday tasks, including supporting people to get out of bed and get dressed, support with eating meals, taking part in a range of activities and supporting people with bathing and other personal care needs.
Further information about the role can be found in the job description.
In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career –
We provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.
For more details on learning & development, click here. Find out about our values and our purpose here.
Click here for stories on working for Persona, from people who work for us and read FAQ about working in care here.
Persona is committed to being an inclusive employer and recognises the value of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We welcome applications from all people, irrespective of their personal characteristics or circumstances, and appointments are made objectively based upon talents, abilities and experience.
Where possible, we will support employees to work flexibly or with adjustments, so that they can perform to their best ability. We are committed to providing a working environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual skills and life experiences are valued.
Please note
Satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment.
Click here to read our policy on working in care with a criminal conviction.
If this sounds like the role for you:
Please click here to register and apply. A member of the team will give you a call back to discuss your interest in the role, any questions you may have and to secure your place at interview on 1st September 2026 and 2nd September 2026.
Closing date for enquiries is 23rd August 2026.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please note we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to workers