Night Support Worker - Edgecote House

Shaw Trust; Burton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity is hiring a Night Support Worker for Edgecote House in Burton-on-Trent. The role involves supporting young people during night shifts, ensuring their safety and meeting their emotional and practical needs. The position offers comprehensive training, professional development opportunities, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Medicash Healthcare Plan

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

28 days annual leave

Life assurance and high street discounts

Refer a Friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting vulnerable people in a workplace environment.
• Availability to work 11hr shifts on a 4 on 4 off basis.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance and support to young people.
• Ensure safety throughout the night.
• Complete mandatory induction in Nottinghamshire.

Skills

Supporting vulnerable people

Working with behaviours that challenge

Health & Social Care knowledge

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent

Job description

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Night Support Worker - Edgecote House, Burton-on-Trent

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Client:

Shaw Trust

Location:

Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job role:NightSupport Worker

Location: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire

Hourly rate: £12.40 - £12.66 per hour

Bonus: Opportunity to earn £1400 attendance bonus

Homes2Inspire are one of the UK’s top providers of Children's homes and currently care for over 150 children in 53 homes and 2 leaving care facilities across the Midlands, Oxfordshire and Somerset. Homes2Inspire are proud to be a part of Shaw Trust Group, a charity helping to transform the lives of young people and adults across the UK.

Night Youth Support Workers work closely with young people and provide assistance and support while attending to practical, physical and emotional needs and ensure safety throughout the night.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience supporting vulnerable people in a workplace environment or professional capacity
• Experience of working with behaviours that challenge
• Education to GCSE level or equivalent
• QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent Health & Social Care qualification or willingness to complete
• Availability to work 11hr shifts (9pm-8am) on a 4 on 4 off basis including weekends and bank holidays
• Ability to be able to complete three-week mandatory induction 9am-5pm Mon-Fri in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
• A full UK Driving Licence

What can Homes2Inspire offer you?

• A three-week comprehensive induction package to make you feel at home with our way of working, expectations and specialist training to ensure you are prepared for your role.
• Professional development training to progress internally into roles with Homes2Inspire, a national top ten charity owned residential children’s home provider.
• Medicash Healthcare Plan – claim back an annual cost of everyday healthcare, such as dental, optical treatment and specialist treatment
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP) – 24/7 access to support via phone, SMS, WhatsApp and live chat. 8 free counselling sessions/short-term solutions provided.
• Wellbeing support – We have an internal health and wellbeing team who are on hand and available to provide professional help and support during difficult times. Our team all have an NHS clinical background and are trained in their field of expertise
• 28 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Life assurance, extensive high street discounts, access to Blue Light discount card and cycle to work scheme
• Opportunities to connect with Shaw Trust employee networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network, Men’s Network, Young Professionals Network, Menopause Peer Support Group, Neurodiversity Network)
• Refer a Friend scheme – earn £500 bonus for every successful applicant referred to us.

Please Note:

• All successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment safer recruitment checks in line with Ofsted regulatory requirements and Homes2Inspire Safer Recruitment Policy.
• We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
• Candidate applications will be reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to interview candidates before the advertised closing date of this role.
• Interviews for this role will take place in-person during pre-planned assessment days, please contact the careers team if you have any accessibility requests or need reasonable adjustments (contact details below).

At Homes2Inspire, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

Homes2Inspire is dedicated to supporting care leavers by offering guaranteed job interviews if you meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you want to benefit from this scheme, please inform us as part of your application that you have lived-in care experience.

Male staff are under-represented within our residential children’s services. We would like to encourage more male applicants to apply for our opportunities.

It is an important part of Homes2Inspire’s recruitment process to ensure that candidates are matched with the most appropriate service based on their skills, experience, and the needs of the young people in our care. On occasion, this may result in offers of employment being made at an alternative service than where the candidate has originally applied.

For any questions on the role, or to receive a full job description, please contact our Careers Team on or 01788 487057.