Children's Residential Support Worker Waking Nights

Agincare; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£14.50 per hour

£15.50 per hour with Level 3 in RC

Overnight shift payments

Company pension scheme

Waking Nights 10:00pm – 8:00am

Refer-a-Friend bonus up to £1,000

Paid Enhanced DBS check

Blue Light Card discounts

Early Pay On Demand

Training and career development

Job summary

Agincare is opening a brand-new, not-for-profit Children's Residential Home in Wimborne, Dorset. We seek caring, dependable staff to join the founding team and support up to three children in a safe, nurturing environment.

Role offers Waking Nights 10:00pm–8:00am, enhanced DBS, pension, and development opportunities. Prior experience is welcome but not essential; full training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Be caring, reliable and motivated to make a positive impact.
• Be patient, resilient and emotionally intelligent.
• Be able to work flexibly including evenings, weekends and overnight shifts.

Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships with children and young people.
• Support evening, bedtime and settling routines.
• Promote independence and life skills development.
• Work with colleagues to provide a safe, nurturing environment.
• Support care plans, routines and risk assessments (full training provided).
• Monitor wellbeing during the night and perform hourly welfare checks.
• Carry out light domestic duties to maintain a welcoming home.

Skills

Caring

Reliable

Motivated

Team player

Flexible

Empathetic

Education

NVQ Level 3 Residential Childcare

Tools

Full UK driving licence

Job description

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Children's Residential Support Worker Waking Nights

Job Reference agincare/TP/38/13306

Number of Positions:

3

Contract Type:

Full Time

Permanent

Working Hours:

40

Location:

Wimborne

Closing Date:

15/11/2026

Department:

Care & Support

Region:

South West

Business Unit:

Children's Services

Job Introduction

With the opening of our brand-new children's home just around the corner, now is an exciting time to start your career in care and join the founding team of our not-for-profit Children's Residential Home in Wimborne, Dorset.
Our newly furnished home near Wimborne will support up to three children, providing a safe, nurturing environment where they can thrive. We are looking for caring, dependable, and passionate individuals who want to make a genuine difference in children's lives.

Why Join Agincare?

At Agincare, we're a family-run organisation that puts people first – both the children we support and the dedicated colleagues who care for them. We're proud of our values, our commitment to quality, and our supportive, friendly culture.

What You'll Receive

• £14.50 per hour
• £15.50 per hour with a Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare
• Additional payments for overnight shifts where applicable
• Company pension scheme
• Waking Nights shifts: 10:00pm – 8:00am
• Refer-a-Friend bonus of up to £1,000*
• Paid Enhanced DBS check
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Early Pay On Demand
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Staff recognition and appreciation schemes

Your Role as a Waking Nights Support Worker

As part of a team committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, you will provide consistent, compassionate support that helps children feel safe, valued, and empowered.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building positive and trusting relationships with children and young people
• Supporting evening, bedtime, and settling routines
• Promoting independence and helping children develop essential life skills
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to provide a safe, nurturing environment
• Supporting care plans, daily routines, and risk assessments (full training provided)
• Monitoring children's wellbeing throughout the night
• Carrying out hourly welfare and administrative checks
• Completing light domestic duties to maintain a comfortable and welcoming home environment

About You

We're looking for people who are caring, reliable, and motivated to make a positive impact. Previous experience is welcomed and reflected in a higher rate of pay, but it's not essential, as full training and ongoing support will be provided.

You'll ideally:

• Have a genuine passion for supporting children with complex needs
• Be patient, resilient, and emotionally intelligent
• Have a positive attitude and enjoy working as part of a team
• Be able to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends, and overnight shifts
• Be capable of meeting the practical and emotional demands of the role
• Hold, or be willing to work towards, an NVQ Level 3 (or above) in Residential Childcare
• Hold a full UK driving licence, as travel between our dual-registered homes in Wimborne may occasionally be required
• Have a minimum of 12 months remaining on your right to work in the UK

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers