Night Support Worker – Complex Needs
Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex
Salary: £13.85 per hour
Hours: 35.88 hours per week (rolling night rota Monday - Sunday)
Experienced Night Support Workers Required
Are you an experienced Support Worker with a background in autism, complex needs?
SDR is opening a brand-new, highly personalised specialist support service in Eastbourne for a young individual with autism, ADHD, a learning disability, and complex emotional needs.
We are looking for calm, compassionate and resilient professionals who can provide consistent overnight support, promote wellbeing, and help maintain a safe and structured environment.
This is not a generic support role. It is a small, highly focused service where relationships, consistency and skilled support make a genuine difference.
About the Role
As a Night Support Worker, you will provide high-quality overnight support, ensuring the individual feels safe, comfortable and supported throughout the night.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing person-centred overnight support.
- Promoting a calm and reassuring environment.
- Completing regular welfare checks and responding to support needs.
- Following Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) strategies and personalised care plans.
- Completing accurate records and handovers.
- Working closely with the wider team to ensure continuity of care.
Who We're Looking For
We're looking for people who are:
✔ Experienced in supporting people with autism, learning disabilities or complex needs.
✔ Calm, patient and emotionally resilient.
✔ Confident following Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approaches.
✔ Reliable, consistent and able to work independently during night shifts.
✔ Passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
✔ Excellent communicators who work well within a team.
What We Offer
- £13.85 per hour.
- 208 hours annual leave (including bank holidays, pro rata).
- Full paid training and structured induction.
- Ongoing learning and career progression opportunities.
- Company pension scheme (eligibility applies).
- Company sick pay (following successful probation).
- Employee referral bonus (£200 on joining and a further £300 after one year's service).
- A supportive management team and stable working environment.
Why Join SDR?
At SDR, we believe outstanding support starts with exceptional people.
Our values guide everything we do: Kindness | Dignity & Respect | Calmness | Creativity | Responsibility
You'll be joining a dedicated team where your skills, compassion and consistency will have a meaningful impact every night.
Apply Today
[email protected] or call 07484 482896
Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check.
Closing Date: 27th July 2026
Early applications are encouraged as vacancies may close before the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified.
Pay: From £13.85 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Paid training
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Eastbourne, East Sussex: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Working with individuals with autism: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
