Residential Night Support Worker

Langley Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

London weighting

Pension 8%

Health plan

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Holiday home Torquay

Employee support program

Counselling services

Free online GP

Job summary

Langley Trust in London is recruiting a compassionate Residential Night Support Worker to join a dedicated IAP team. The role covers night shifts across a 7-day rota, ensuring public protection and client well-being while supporting clients through nightly routines and supervision.

The position is full-time and permanent, offering a comprehensive rewards package and opportunities to work closely with probation and other agencies while maintaining high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Experience of working night shifts in a care/support setting.
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage and supervise clients.
• Calm, resilient and safety-focused with ability to follow protocols.

Responsibilities

• Work through the night as part of the IAP team, providing continuous support and supervision to clients.
• Model pro-social behaviour and engage clients to foster a positive culture of respect.
• Monitor and enforce rules, curfews and testing requirements with fair action when needed.
• Maintain health, safety, cleanliness and hygiene of the IAP through doors, CCTV and records.
• Keep clear records, provide admin support, and liaise with colleagues and multi-agency partners while maintaining confidentiality.
• Support sentence-plan delivery with probation and police; administer naloxone when required; act as Emergency First Aid Responder.

Job description

Empowering People, Changing Lives – Join Us at Langley

Langley is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and motivated Residential Night Support Worker to join our friendly and dedicated team in London. This is a permanent, full-time position working a minimum of 37.5 hours per week across a 7-day rota, including weekends, and is accountable to the IAP Manager. You will work through the night as part of a team, supporting, guiding, advising and supervising clients residing at the IAP, monitoring and encouraging compliance, undertaking door duties and enforcing rules when necessary, with public protection at the core of all work carried out.

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary of £27,879 plus £4,293 pa London Weighting, recognising the value and impact of your work.

Rewards Package

• Up to 30 days annual leave (after 2 years' service) plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme, matched up to 8%
• Funded Health Cash Plan including discounts portal
• Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary
• Flexible benefits package that can be tailored to meet your individual needs. Such as cycle to work scheme and holiday trading.
• Access to private holiday home getaway in Torquay
• Wellbeing Support – our Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling and legal advice and free online GP service available 24/7
• Menopause support
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts

About the Role

• Work through the night as part of the IAP team, providing continuous support, guidance and supervision to clients while keeping public protection at the core of your work.
• Model pro-social behaviour and actively engage clients, including preparing supper and breakfast, to foster a positive culture of respect.
• Monitor and encourage compliance with rules, curfews, and drug and alcohol testing requirements, taking fair enforcement action when necessary.
• Maintain the health, safety, security, cleanliness and hygiene of the IAP through door duties, CCTV, direct observation, inspections, personal contact and appropriate information sharing.
• Keep clear, concise and contemporaneous records; provide administrative support; and ensure colleagues, managers and multi-agency partners are updated appropriately while maintaining confidentiality.
• Support sentence-plan delivery and purposeful activities with probation, police and other agencies; respond to emerging issues using initiative; administer naloxone or other medication as appropriate; and act as the Emergency First Aid Responder when required.

About You

• A respectful, pro-social and non-judgemental approach, with strong communication skills and the confidence to engage, guide and supervise clients while working effectively with colleagues and external agencies.
• Calm, resilient, observant and safety-focused, with the judgement to follow protocols, encourage compliance, take appropriate enforcement action and maintain client well-being and the safety, security, cleanliness and hygiene of the IAP.
• Accurate, organised, flexible and proactive, able to keep timely confidential records, work night shifts across a 7-day rota including weekends, respond to emerging issues, administer naloxone or other medication as appropriate, and act as the Emergency First Aid Responder when required.

We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.

A satisfactory Enhanced DBS with adult barred list and BPSS check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicant’s right to work in the UK.

This role is eligible for consideration under the Employee Referral Scheme. For further information around the referring principals and scope, please consult the Employee Referral Scheme Guide.