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YMCA Robin Hood Group; Selby; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Westfield Healthcare Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

24/7 GP line

Refer a friend £500

Westfield Rewards and Blue Light Card

Job summary

YMCA Robin Hood Group is seeking a Night-Time Children's Residential Care Worker to join our overnight team in Selby area. You will remain awake to look after children aged 5-18, driving to our Selby home and staying on site through night shifts.

You’ll receive training, a funded Level 4 qualification in Residential Childcare, regular supervision, and clear career progression as part of our commitment to safeguarding and nurturing trauma-informed care.

Qualifications

• Resilience to support children through tough days.
• Calm, consistent manner to respond to challenging behaviours.
• Compassion to listen, support, and build trust with children.
• Confidence to handle challenges and advocate for children.
• Flexibility to work a rota including long days, evenings, sleep-ins and weekends.
• A driving license – full UK licence is essential.
• An enhanced DBS with child barred list check – if not on update service, we will get you a new DBS.

Responsibilities

• Remain awake overnight ensuring children are looked after.
• Work as part of a team to ensure the children are looked after 24/7.
• Support the daytime team by creating a safe, loving, nurturing home.
• Provide therapeutic care to help them navigate past trauma.

Skills

Resilience

Calm & consistent

Compassion

Confidence

Flexibility

Driving license

DBS check

Job description

Night-Time Children's Residential Care Worker

YMCA Robin Hood Group is a not-for-profit charity that runs Residential Care Homes for children aged 5-18 years old. We run 5 homes across Nottingham, Newark, Selby and Goole.

We are ready to welcome new children into our homes and are therefore looking for Night-Time Residential Care Workers to join our overnight team to provide the vital care and support they deserve.

Our 4 bed Selby home is based in YO8 and has parking available - due to the specific location of the home, you would need to drive to the home as you cannot get there by public transport.

If you have experience of working with children before either in a residential care setting or similar but are passionate about working with children, especially those who may have experienced adverse childhood experiences, we’d love to hear from you. You also need to be a natural night-owl and be able to stay away throughout your shift.

What you’ll do:

• - Remain awake overnight ensuring our children are looked after at night-time, ready to support when needed.
• - Work as part of a team to ensure the children are looked after 24/7.
• - Support the day-time team by creating a safe, loving, nurturing home.
• - Provide therapeutic care to help them navigate past trauma.

How we’ll support you:

• - A full training plan for your first 6 months.
• - Support to complete a fully funded level 4 qualification in Residential Childcare.
• - Monthly Supervision and ongoing support from the Management Team.
• - Career pathway to promotion.

Our Salary & Benefits:

• - 40 hours per week across a rota pattern, normally 4 on, 4 off.
• - 23 days annual leave rising to 28 day in 5 years plus Bank Holidays.
• - Westfield Healthcare Plan
• - Employee Assistance Programme
• - 24/7 GP line
• - £500 refer a friend scheme
• - Westfield Rewards and Blue Light Card

What You’ll Need:

• - Resilience – You won’t give up on a child, even on their toughest days
• - Calm and consistent manner – You’ll use our training to understand and respond to challenging behaviours
• - Compassion – You’ll listen, show up, and help children build trust and secure attachments
• - Confidence– You’ll handle challenges, advocate for children, and be their voice
• - Flexibility – You’ll work a rota of long days, evenings, sleep-ins, and weekends – we plan ahead but value your support when things change
• - A driving license – A full UK licence is essential to get to our home.
• - An enhanced DBS with child barred list check– if you aren’t on the update service, we will get you a new DBS.

Diversity, Inclusion and Safer Recruitment

YMCA Robin Hood Group is committed toequal opportunities, promotingdiversity, and creating aninclusive culturewhere all staff can thrive.

Should you require any adjustments to support your full participation in our recruitment process, we would encourage you to share your needs with us so we can support you with your requirements.

We follow rigorous safer recruitment processes to ensure the protection of children, young people, and adults at risk. All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, reference checks, and thorough vetting as part of our commitment to safeguarding.