Night Coach - Frimley TM

SuperCare Residential; Ilford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's care provider in Ilford seeks a Night Coach to supervise children during the night, ensuring their safety and comfort. The role includes supporting hygiene routines and managing challenging behaviours with compassion. Ideal candidates possess experience in special needs or residential childcare, can maintain calm under pressure, and have strong communication skills. Benefits include competitive salary, extensive training, private healthcare, and a pathway to senior roles.

Benefits

Salary 20% above sector average

Private healthcare & 24/7 GP access

Gym stipend & wellbeing support

Pension & bonus scheme

Pathway into Senior Night Coach and Team Leader roles

Qualifications

• Experience in special educational needs or residential childcare required.
• Ability to remain calm and resilient in high-pressure situations.
• Strong English communication skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the home at night ensuring safety and care.
• Support hygiene routines for children with dignity.
• Respond to behaviours with patience and calm.

Skills

Experience in SEN or residential childcare

Calm under pressure

Strong English communication skills

Patience and compassion

Education

Fully funded Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Care

Job description

A Night Coach at SuperCare provides safety and reassurance when the world is quiet. The children in this home are highly active during the day, but night‑time can still bring challenges – sometimes difficulty settling, sometimes waking unsettled or distressed. Your role is to provide calm consistency, making sure they feel safe and supported through the night.

Nights require vigilance as well as compassion. You'll handle routines like hygiene prompting or medication, respond if behaviours escalates, and ensure the home stays peaceful. It's a role for someone calm under pressure, who can bring a steady presence in the small hours.

What You’ll Do

• Supervise the home at night, ensuring children are safe and cared for.
• Support hygiene routines and occasional personal prompting with dignity.
• Respond to behaviours with patience and calm, including physical aggression.
• Keep children reassured if they wake, using low‑arousal, trauma‑informed strategies.
• Record events clearly and hand over to the day team each morning.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in SEN or residential childcare.
• Calm, resilient, and consistent even in high‑pressure situations.
• Comfortable with hygiene support and safeguarding dignity.
• Strong English communication skills and reliability.
• Able to stay observant, patient, and compassionate throughout the night.

Benefits Working at SuperCare

When you work nights with us, you’ll have the same access to excellent training, wellbeing support, and career development as our day staff.

• Salary 20% above sector average
• Rota: 22:00‑08:00, 2 nights on / 2 nights off
• 36 days of training each year, including PBS, SEN, and de‑escalation
• Fully funded Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Care
• Private healthcare & 24/7 GP access
• Gym stipend & wellbeing support
• Pension & bonus scheme
• Free parking and communal cars for transporting young people
• Pathway into Senior Night Coach and Team Leader roles