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    • Waking Night Support Worker (Children’s Residential Care Services).
    • Hours: 40 or 4 shifts.
    • To ensure young people receive excellent emotional and physical…
    • Shifts: 12-hour waking night shifts.
    • Excellent clinical training and personalised support and development planning.
    • Refer a friend bonus scheme - £100.
    • Waking nights: 1 year (required).
    • 12+ months waking night experience without L3 Diploma.
    • Experienced in lone working on waking nights (minimum 12 months).
    • You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting with supervision’s, ordering medication and ensuring the people we…
    • Your role will be to support individuals to carry out day to day activities both within their home and out in the community.
    • Fully funded NVQ level 2 and above.
    • Pay enhancement for weekends, nights and NVQ qualifications.
    • From £13.84 per hour to £16.16 per hour.
    • 42 hrs per week, including alternate weekends (includes…
    • Ensure our children receive the highest level of support.
    • Build strong, meaningful relationships and provide emotional support.
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    • Whether they love watching late-night movies with a hot chocolate or need assistance getting up early, your presence will be invaluable.
    • Employee Assistance Programme - comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff.
    • We work closely with local authority commissioners, care professionals and…
    • Guide and individually support young people in line with their individual needs.
    • Regular in-house training for all staff to support their role.
    • Support Worker: Part Time Waking Nights.
    • Hours: Part Time 13.5 - 18hrs.
    • Training: Full training + NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care.
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    • Flexible - shift will be on a rota basis and can include days/evenings and waking nights when required.
    • Maintain and develop their community links, and access…
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    • Helping residents to remain as active and independent as possible.
    • Helping identify residents’ unique goals and implement personalised care plans.
    • We also require a sleeping night shift care assistant for 4 nights a week.
    • Free online training, and free practical basic life support training.
    • Act as a key worker and contribute to support planning.
    • Health & wellbeing support and counselling services.
    • Provide nurturing, child-centred care during night…

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Waking Night Childrens Residential Support Worker - job post

Wilderness Way
3.1 out of 5 stars
Kirkby Stephen CA17 4QN
£14 an hour - Permanent

Location

Kirkby Stephen CA17 4QN

Benefits

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  • Referral programme
  • Annual leave
  • Company pension
  • Discounted gym membership

Full job description

Support Children While the World Sleeps – Waking Night Residential Support Worker

As a Waking Night Residential Support Worker at Wilderness Way, you'll play a vital role working over a cluster of our homes, supporting vulnerable children through the night - creating a peaceful, nurturing environment where they feel safe, seen, and supported.

Why Join Us?

Base salary from £14/hour (from £29,120 for full-time hours)

10-hour night shifts (typically 10pm–8am)

4-on-4 off set rolling shift pattern

5.6 weeks annual leave

Extra leave awarded at 2- and 5-years’ service

Thorough induction and six-month welcome programme

Fully funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (if not yet achieved)

£1,000 ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus

Monthly Wilderness Heroes Awards recognising your impact

Medicash health benefits: optical/dental cashback, 24/7 virtual GP, wellness discounts

Gym, high street and restaurant discounts

Life assurance (2x salary)

Company pension (auto-enrolled)

Your Night-to-Night

You'll provide calm, consistent care through the night, checking in on children, offering reassurance if they wake, and supporting any overnight needs. You’ll also complete light household tasks, write accurate logs, and help with the morning routine before handover to the day team.

You’ll usually be the sole waking staff member on shift, with sleep-in colleagues on site and a supportive, trauma-informed culture around you.

What We’re Looking For

Experience with children or young people - in care, education, or similar

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or willingness to work towards it)

Calm, dependable, and emotionally resilient

A full UK driving licence and access to transport

Confident in lone working and night-based roles

All roles at Wilderness Way are subject to Safer Recruitment checks, including references, an enhanced DBS, and online/social media screening for successful candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background, experience, or protected characteristics.
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