Facilitator; Nights

Staffordshire County Council,

This is a diverse social care role where every day is different. For adults with learning disabilities, you’ll open the door to lives of independence, fulfilment, and joy. And your impact won’t stop there. This positive change will be felt across families and throughout the Staffordshire communities we’re proud to serve.

Staffordshire County Council are looking for motivated people who are passionate about providing outstanding care quality for adults with learning disabilities. We specialise in supporting adults with complex needs, profound and multiple learning disabilities, and behaviours that challenge. Our mission is to promote opportunities, independence and choice so individuals can thrive, and our vision is to be leaders in providing innovative and inspirational care and support.

Douglas Road is a residential respite facility for up to eight adults. The service is dynamic and caters for people with varying levels of need. People come to our service for a break and could stay for a number of days or weeks. The people we support are always changing which makes it an interesting, fast-paced and rewarding place to work.

You can learn about our services via our Facebook page:

You will be expected to work flexibly across the week according to business need, undertaking a range of shifts that may include weekend, and bank holiday working.
This role is a waking night role, where you are expected to remain awake and alert on duty
. Rotas are subject to change depending on business need.

The post is equivalent to 20 hours per week, working 80hours over 4 weeks on a rota basis.

Although this role is based primarily at Douglas Road in Newcastle Under Lyme, there may be times when you are expected to work flexibly across Provider Services, including different care settings, delivery approaches, and locations, as required.

• Deliver excellent person-centred support in an innovative, flexible, responsive, and strengths-based manner
• Act as a Link Worker for the people we support by contributing to the on-going assessment, development, delivery, and review of person-centered support plans.
• Administer medication and support with personal care
• Deliver the manual handling requirements including use of equipment, physical safety intervention skills, and active participation in person-centred activities

We are looking for people who are passionate about providing outstanding care quality for adults with learning disabilities. Our aspirations are to receive an ‘outstanding’ rating with the CQC, and we are looking for someone who shares our values, ambitions, and vision.

• Be enthusiastic about working with people with learning disabilities and autism
• Be caring, sensitive and patient while supporting people to be as independent as possible.
• ICT skills to complete digital record keeping
• Have effective communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to manage potential and actual aggression in a sensitive way and remain calm in challenging situations.
• Willing and physically able to support people with personal and intimate care needs and physically able to undertake manual handling tasks.
• A positive outlook on life and able to adapt and respond positively to change

Monday 2nd November 2026 at 114 Douglas Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 9BJ

Please note that this role will require an enhanced DBS check and a pre-employment health assessment as part of the onboarding process.

You will be expected to work flexibly across the week according to business need, undertaking a range of shifts that may include weekend, and bank holiday working, Rotas…