Waking Nights Support Worker

Job Title: Waking Night Support Worker – Children’s Residential

Location: Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15

Salary: £15.50 per hour

Employment Type: Full-time or Part-time, Permanent

Job Description
We are seeking dedicated and vigilant Waking Night Support Worker – Children’s Residential to join our client’s residential team in Clacton-on-Sea. This role is strictly night-based, working a structured 12-hour shift pattern from 19:30 to 07:30. You will play a vital part in providing a safe, secure, and nurturing environment for vulnerable children and young people during the night hours, ensuring their wellbeing and dignity are maintained throughout.

Key Responsibilities
As a Waking Night Support Worker – Children’s Residential based in Clacton-on-Sea, your daily duties will include:

• Maintaining a safe, warm, and secure home environment through regular safety checks on young people during the night.
• Assisting young people with their evening routines, helping them wind down and preparing them for the day ahead.
• Providing emotional reassurance and support to children experiencing wakefulness, distress, or anxiety during the night.
• Acting with high vigilance regarding safeguarding, promptly reporting any concerns to management.
• Completing accurate, professional documentation of interactions, incidents, or behavioural concerns using the digital care management system.
• Participating in handovers to ensure seamless continuity of care between day and night teams.
• Undertaking light administrative or household tasks during quiet hours to keep the home clean and organised.

Requirements & Qualifications
To be successful as a Waking Night Support Worker – Children’s Residential, you will need:

• No specific qualification is essential, as full training will be provided.
• High levels of emotional resilience, patience, and a genuine desire to support vulnerable children.
• Excellent communication skills and basic IT literacy for report writing.
• Commitment to a permanent schedule of 12-hour night shifts.
• Successful passing of an Enhanced DBS check, in line with safer recruitment guidelines.

Benefits & Work Environment

• Competitive hourly rate of £15.50, with regular pay reviews.
• Fully funded training programmes, including safeguarding, autism awareness, and positive behaviour support.
• Structured shift pattern offering a healthy work-life balance with nights only.
• Enrolment into the company pension scheme, generous annual leave, and free on-site parking where available.

If you are a qualified Waking Night Support Worker – Children’s Residential looking for an impactful role in Clacton-on-Sea, apply today! Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.

Join us as a Waking Night Support Worker – Children’s Residential in Clacton-on-Sea and make a difference in young lives.