Support Worker - Waking Nights

Macintyre; England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity supporting children is seeking a Waking Nights Support Worker in Wingrave. You will create a safe environment for young people with autism and learning disabilities. Training is provided, including a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare. The role involves ensuring children feel secure at night and providing emotional support. Flexible part-time options are available.

Benefits

Six weeks' annual leave including public holidays

Workplace Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Plan

Health Cash Plan

MacIntyre Sick Pay

Life assurance scheme

Staff Rewards Scheme

Discounts through MacIntyre Perks

Enhanced DBS Certificate

Qualifications

• Caring, resilient, and eager to learn.
• Experience as a care assistant or support worker is not required.

Responsibilities

• Help children settle in for bedtime and ensure they have the reassurance they need.
• Check in regularly throughout the night, offering comfort and emotional support.
• Provide personal care when needed with warmth and respect.

Skills

Caring and compassionate attitude

Patience

Ability to offer emotional support

Education

Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (to be obtained)

Job description

Job Summary

21,823 - 24,000 per annum Part time NEW

Join Us as a Waking Nights Support Worker. Are you someone who leads with kindness, patience, and a genuine desire to help others? Do you find fulfilment in making a real difference, one child and one night at a time? If so, you could be exactly who we’re looking for.

At our welcoming children’s home in Wingrave, we support young people aged 11–19 with autism and severe learning disabilities. As a Waking Nights Support Worker, you’ll play a vital role in creating a safe, calm, and caring environment where our children can rest easy and feel secure through the night.

• Help children settle in for bedtime and ensure they have the reassurance they need.
• Check in regularly throughout the night, offering comfort and emotional support.
• Provide personal care when needed with warmth and respect.
• Be part of a close‑knit, passionate team that works together to make every day and night count.

During the day, the children attend the nearby MacIntyre School, and you’ll be part of a team that ensures their nights are just as nurturing as their days.

Hours: 38 per week, with shifts on a rota including bank holidays and weekends. Part‑time opportunities would also be considered.

If you’re caring, resilient, and eager to learn, we’d love to welcome you to our team, where every night brings the chance to make a lasting difference.

Experience as a care assistant or support worker is not required; we’ll teach you the rest. You will be supported to gain your Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (free of charge), alongside other specialist training all provided on site by MacIntyre. The Diploma is a requirement for all Support Workers at our residential children’s homes and you will need to obtain it within two years of starting your employment with us.

About MacIntyre

MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism. We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions. MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.

MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others.

Benefits

• Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
• Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)