Job Description:

Female Care Support Worker (Waking Nights)

📍 Basildon, Essex | 🕒 30 hours per week | 💷 £20,982.40 (£26,228 FTE)

Make a Real Difference While Others Sleep

Looking for a role where every shift matters?

At Peabody, we're looking for a compassionate and reliable Female Care Support Worker to join our dedicated team in Basildon. Working waking nights, you'll provide vital support to women, helping them feel safe, valued, and empowered to live independently.

This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to be the person who brings reassurance, encouragement, and stability when it's needed most.

No two nights are the same, but every shift is meaningful.

Female applicants only

This is an all-women's service and therefore this post is exempt under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Why Join Peabody?

✅ Make a genuine difference to people's lives every day

✅ Full training and development provided

✅ Join a supportive and inclusive team

✅ Career progression opportunities within a respected organisation

✅ Competitive benefits package including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• Up to 10% pension contribution
• Life assurance at 4x salary
• Employee assistance programme
• Flexible benefits and discount platform
• Recognition and reward schemes

What You'll Be Doing

As a Care Support Worker, you'll help women live as independently and confidently as possible by:

• Supporting with personal care and daily living activities
• Promoting choice, independence, and wellbeing
• Encouraging hobbies, interests, and community involvement
• Providing emotional support and companionship
• Maintaining a safe, comfortable home environment
• Building positive relationships with families and professionals
• Keeping accurate records and contributing to support plans
• Working as part of a caring, collaborative team

What We're Looking For

You don't need years of experience to succeed in this role. What matters most is who you are.

We're keen to hear from people who are:

• Caring, empathetic, and patient
• Reliable and resilient
• Great communicators and team players
• Respectful of individual differences and diverse needs
• Comfortable working nights, weekends, and bank holidays

Experience in care or support work, a Care Certificate, or a Level 2 NVQ in Health & Social Care would be beneficial, but they're not essential. We'll support you to learn and develop.

Important Information

🕒 Permanent Part-Time

📅 30 hours per week

🌙 Waking Nights

🔄 Working 4 days out of 7 on a shared 24/7 rota, including weekends and bank holidays

📍 Basildon, Essex

📅 Closing Date: 13 August 2026

Ready to Apply?

If you're looking for a rewarding career where your kindness, compassion, and support can transform lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today by submitting your anonymised CV and a short supporting statement through the official Peabody application page.

Interviews will take place in person during the week commencing 17 August 2026.

Click through to the full advert and apply now. Your next rewarding career could start here. 💙