Residential Waking Night Support Worker

Ambitious about Autism; Brighton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambitious about Autism is seeking a Residential Waking Night Support Worker to help autistic learners feel safe, supported and cared for during night hours at St John's College.

In this role you will stay awake and vigilant, carry out checks, assist with personal and medical needs, monitor health in line with care plans, complete handovers and collaborate with night staff across residential homes. A calm, dependable, values-driven candidate with safeguarding and communication skills is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working in care or education is helpful but not essential.
• Ability to stay calm, be vigilant at night and safeguard learners.
• Strong written communication and record-keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Stay awake and vigilant to ensure learner safety and wellbeing.
• Carry out regular checks of the home and respond to concerns.
• Support learners with personal care and medical needs as required.
• Monitor health needs in line with care plans.
• Complete accurate handovers and written records.
• Work with night staff across residential homes.

Job description

£24,177 – £32,236 per annum (dependent on contracted number of nights)

Contract Type:

Full Time

Vacancy Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

13 October 2026

Residential Waking Night Support Worker (1278)

At St John's College, wesupport autistic young people to develop confidence, independence and skills for adult life.

As a Waking Night Residential Support Worker, you will ensure our learners feel safe, secure and supported throughout the night. You will remain awake and alert, responding to individual needs and helping maintain a calm and structured home environment. This is a rewarding role where your vigilance, compassion and professionalism make a genuine difference.

Key responsibilities include:

• Staying awake and vigilant to ensure learner safety and wellbeing
• Carrying out regular checks of the home and responding to any concerns
• Supporting learners with personal care and medical needs where required
• Monitoring health needs in line with care plans
• Completing accurate handovers and written records
• Working collaboratively with night staff across residential homes

We are looking for someone who is calm, dependable and values-driven, able to work independently during the night while remaining connected to the wider team. You will need a strong commitment to safeguarding, good communication and written skills, emotional resilience and sound judgement, and a willingness to work flexibly.

Experience in care or education is helpful but not essential. We welcome applicants with transferable skills and the right attitude.

This role is noteligible for visa sponsorship, renewals or transfers. Applicants must ensure they have the appropriate right to work in the UK prior to applying.

Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis as suitable applications are received, therefore early application is strongly encouraged.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed toproviding reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online searchmaybecarried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.