Waking Night Childcare Worker

(Children's Residential Home - Female Residents Only)

Location: Ottershaw, Surrey (near Woking)

Contract: Permanent, Part-time, Term-time only (all school holidays paid)
Hours: 20 hours per week
Shifts: Wednesday & Thursday, 9:00pm - 7:00am
Salary: 12,831.50 - 13,281.50 actual salary
(Full-time equivalent 25,663 - 26,563, inclusive of allowances)

We are recruiting an Assistant Waking Night Childcare Worker to join a caring and committed residential team supporting children overnight. This role plays a vital part in ensuring children feel safe, settled, and supported throughout the night in a residential educational setting.

You will work closely with care staff, teachers, and therapists to provide consistent, child-centred overnight care that supports each child's wellbeing, development, and individual needs.

• Support children to achieve a restful night's sleep while maintaining safety and wellbeing

• Implement and follow individual care and Personal Development Plans during night shifts

• Provide toileting support and assist with specific eating and drinking programmes where required

• Maintain accurate night-time records and handovers

• Carry out practical duties including cleaning, preparing resources, and setting up for the following day

• Contribute to children's personal, social, and emotional development

• Adhere strictly to safeguarding policies and procedures

• Experience working with children, ideally those with additional or special educational needs

• Good communication skills and willingness to learn Signed Supported English

• Understanding of safeguarding and behaviour management principles

• Ability to work waking night shifts reliably and independently

• Right to work in the UK and ability to pass enhanced DBS checks

• Relevant childcare qualifications

• Experience supporting female children with communication or speech and language needs

• First Aid or Positive Behaviour/Physical Intervention training

• Structured induction and ongoing training opportunities

• Supportive and inclusive working environment

• Access to wellbeing initiatives and employee benefits

• Pension scheme and additional financial benefits

This role is subject to enhanced DBS and safer recruitment checks. The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.