Night Wake Officer - Trinity House

Birmingham Children's Trust; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children’s care provider in Birmingham is looking for Night Wake Officers to provide high-quality care for children with disabilities. You will support a small group in a nurturing environment, focusing on their social and emotional needs. Ideal candidates will have experience in childcare and possess excellent communication and organizational skills. This is a hybrid role with flexible working arrangements and generous benefits, including training opportunities and a comprehensive leave package.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Free on-site parking

Access to employee benefits scheme

Flexible working policy

Local government pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with learning disabilities, autism, and complex health conditions.
• Strong organizational skills and a compassionate approach to care.
• Excellent communication skills and experience with communication aids.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and supervise children.
• Provide personal care and support for complex behaviours.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment and perform domestic tasks.

Skills

Experience working with children with learning disabilities

Strong organisation and time management skills

Excellent communication skills

Compassionate and patient approach

Ability to work collaboratively

Education

Relevant qualifications in childcare

Job description

Location : Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, UK

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with learning disabilities, autism, complex health conditions, and challenging behaviour? We are opening a new home on Trinity Road and we are seeking dedicated and experienced Night Wake Officers to join a supportive and nurturing team.

About Trinity Road: Trinity Road will be a specialist long‑stay residential home providing care for up to 4 children with a range of learning disabilities. Our aim is to create a nurturing environment where children can develop the skills and confidence they need for day‑to‑day life. We support children with emotional well‑being, health, and social needs, tailoring our care to meet their individual requirements.

This is an exciting time to join us, and we need the right talent to help us to continue to improve and grow our services.

We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals who have experience of working with children. You will receive full support, ongoing training, and development opportunities.

The Residential provision is a 24hr service, applicants for these roles will be expected to work shifts, weekends, and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and Supervision
• Providing Personal Care
• Supporting Complex Behaviours
• Communication and Record-Keeping
• Promoting Independence and Dignity
• Maintaining a Safe and Clean Environment
• Perform domestic tasks
• Team Collaboration

Did you know:

Birmingham Children’s Trust won the Supportive Social Work Employer of the Year award at the Social Worker of the Year Awards in October 2025. James Thomas, our (BCT) Chief Executive, said:

“Winning two Social Worker of the Year Awards is testament to the devotion and dedication of all our staff, from those working with and directly supporting children, young people and families to those who are providing extremely valuable support services to enable practitioners to thrive.”

We have been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, following a 2023 inspection. This is a fantastic achievement for Birmingham Children’s Trust, with many positive highlights focusing on areas including the quality of staff leadership, partnership working, safeguarding and corporate parenting.

This is a hybrid role based in Birmingham so you must have the correct right‑to‑work in the UK documents. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship.

About you

• Experience working with children with learning disabilities, autism, complex health conditions, and challenging behaviour.
• Strong organisation and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience in using communication aids.
• A compassionate and patient approach, with a commitment to providing high‑quality care.
• Ability to work collaboratively with co‑workers, a range of professionals and stakeholders.
• Relevant qualifications in childcare are desirable.

Our Benefits

• We pay your DBS application fee and reimburse your update service fee
• A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
• Free on‑site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). We also provide onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use!
• Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more!
• Flexible and hybrid working policy – we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns, to support the needs of the Trust and to ensure a positive work / life balance for our employees
• You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Our offer to you

• A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
• Generous Pension Scheme.
• Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more!
• Dedicated Practice Hub supporting continued training and career progression.
• and so much more!

If you’re a passionate, experienced childcare professional ready to help shape young lives while driving high standards of care, we’d love to hear from you!

Onboarding Process

Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required undergo a series of background checks with Experian Including Experian DBS, Right to Work, and Digital ID verification. These are essential pre‑employment requirements.