Residential Support Worker - Waking Nights

Role Info

Salary: up to £30,000 per year

Location:

Chesterfield

Contract/

Hours:

Permanent / Full Time – 37 hours per week

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
• Excellent training and opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers

As a Residential Support Worker (Waking Nights) you will provide emotional and practical support to young people during the overnight shift, ensuring a calm, secure environment, supporting safeguarding procedures, and managing behaviours.

After the overnight shift, you will help prepare the home for the day, ensuring safety, order, and readiness for the daytime team.

You will work closely with other professionals to implement individual care plans, support evening and morning routines, promote independence and well‑being, and keep accurate shift records.

Shift: 9:30pm to 7:30am (a waking night role).

• Provide a safe, calm, and supportive environment throughout the night
• Support care planning, including assessing needs, reviewing progress, and managing risk
• Work with the wider team and other professionals, share information, and contribute to reports
• Attend meetings such as reviews and work alongside professionals involved in each young person’s care
• Take responsibility on shift to help ensure a safe, high‑quality service
• Support and guide colleagues where appropriate, following policies and procedures
• Lead by example in day‑to‑day practice and maintain high standards of care
• Help deliver consistent, round‑the‑clock care in line with regulation

• Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or be prepared to complete this within 2 years of employment
• Experience working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
• Apply a range of techniques to coordinate and communicate with service users and their families
• Have a solution‑focused approach to address problems individually and in a team setting
• Show flexibility to work different shift patterns to support the service and maintain a fair rota
• Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role

We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities. We also encourage applications from men, who are underrepresented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.