Support Worker - Nights

Brook Street; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive environment

Ongoing training

Career progression

Meaningful impact

Job summary

Brook Street is seeking a compassionate Waking Night Support Worker for our Bournemouth residential team. You will provide overnight emotional and practical support to families facing complex challenges, helping them feel safe and understood.

The role requires trauma-informed practice, calm communication, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with other professionals. This permanent night position offers stability and the chance to make a meaningful impact on families.

Qualifications

• Experience in social care, family support, or residential settings.
• Calm, empathetic, and resilient approach to overnight care.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust.
• Understanding of trauma-informed practice and safeguarding principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent emotional and practical support to families during night hours
• Build strong, trusting relationships with parents to help them feel safe, included, and empowered
• Use trauma-informed approaches to help families understand and meet their children's needs
• Support the development of healthy routines, boundaries, and positive behaviours
• Facilitate open and honest discussions that promote transparency and confidence
• Encourage families to identify and build on their strengths using tools such as the 'traffic light system'
• Collaborate with professionals and wider networks to ensure joined-up care
• Promote child safety and well-being as central to every intervention

Skills

Social care experience

Empathetic approach

Strong communication

Trauma-informed

Independent worker

Job description

Waking Night Support Worker - Bournemouth

Location: Bournemouth

Pay: £13.50 per hour

Contract Type: Permanent

We are seeking a compassionate and reliable

Waking Night Support Worker to join our residential team in Bournemouth. This role involves providing overnight emotional and practical support to families facing complex challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide consistent emotional and practical support to families during night hours
• Build strong, trusting relationships with parents to help them feel safe, included, and empowered
• Use trauma?informed approaches to help families understand and meet their children's needs
• Support the development of healthy routines, boundaries, and positive behaviours
• Facilitate open and honest discussions that promote transparency and confidence
• Encourage families to identify and build on their strengths using tools such as the 'traffic light system'
• Collaborate with professionals and wider networks to ensure joined?up care
• Promote child safety and well?being as central to every intervention

What We're Looking For

• Experience in social care, family support, or residential settings
• A calm, empathetic, and resilient approach to overnight care
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust
• Understanding of trauma?informed practice and safeguarding principles
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a wider team

What We Offer

• £13.50 per hour
• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Opportunities for career progression
• The chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of families