Support Worker (Nights) | Complex Needs | Eastbourne

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.

These roles are not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Closing Date: 27th July 2026

Early applications are encouraged as vacancies may close before the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified.