Waking Night Carer

The Good Care Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free DBS check

Weekly pay

Free or subsidised travel

Referral programme

Job summary

The Good Care Group is seeking a Waking Night Carer to provide overnight care and companionship in clients’ own homes across our UK service areas. You will stay awake overnight, assist with personal care and mobility, monitor wellbeing, and support with medications as per care plans.

We offer guaranteed hours contracts, comprehensive training, and on-call support. A caring, reliable approach, and excellent English are essential. Sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• 6 months' professional care experience required.
• Experience supporting personal care and mobility.
• Good understanding of safe moving and handling procedures.
• Excellent English language skills, spoken and written.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative, especially overnight.
• Reliable, punctual and professionally presented.

Responsibilities

• Provide overnight care and support to clients in their own homes.
• Remain awake and alert, providing active care and reassurance as needed.
• Assist with personal care, bedtime routines, and continence management.
• Support clients with medications in line with care plans.
• Monitor wellbeing and respond to changes or concerns.
• Provide companionship and assist with mobility and safety.

Skills

6 months care experience

Personal care & mobility

Moving & handling

English proficiency

Independence

Problem solving

Reliability

Compassion

Care plans & records

Team communication

IT skills

Vaccination status

Job description

Waking Night Carer

Pay range: £13.50 – £15.00 per hour

Full job description

If you're passionate about providing the very best care, we think there's nowhere better to work than The Good Care Group. Working as a Professional Night Carer you'll make a genuine difference to the lives of the people you support. You'll provide dedicated overnight care and companionship, helping clients feel safe, comfortable and supported in the familiarity of their own homes. Whether you're providing active support throughout the night or remaining available to assist when needed, you'll play an important role in maintaining our clients' wellbeing, dignity and independence. This isn't just work. It's life-changing work. When you join us, you can be assured that you will have a CQC 'Outstanding' team supporting you. We'll help you develop your knowledge through our specialist training courses and ensure you have all the support you need from our team of caring experts. Please note: We cannot assist with any sponsorship or visa requests – including those applying for a health and social care visa.

Why we think there's nowhere better:

• Guaranteed hours contracts
• Excellent pay rates above London Living Wage
• Paid travel time and travel costs between placements, where applicable
• Holidays accrued from hours worked
• Free DBS check
• Weekly pay
• Waking Night and Sleeping Night opportunities
• Award-winning in-house training
• Care Certificate, Level 2 and Level 3 Diplomas, alongside expert-led advanced courses and extensive learning programmes
• 24/7 on-call support
• Company pension scheme
• Funded Blue Light Card
• Generous Refer a Friend scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Client locations accessible by public transport

About the role

As a Night Care Assistant, you will provide overnight care and support to clients in their own homes. Waking Night Carers will remain awake and alert throughout the night, providing active care, reassurance and assistance whenever required.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Supporting clients with their personal care and bedtime routines
• Assisting with toileting and continence management throughout the night
• Supporting clients with medication, in line with their care plans and training
• Monitoring clients' wellbeing and responding to any changes or concernsProviding reassurance and companionship to clients who may wake during the night
• Assisting clients with mobility and safe movement, including support with necessary equipment
• Light domestic household duties.
• Supporting clients living with dementia, Parkinson's disease, strokes and other complex health conditions
• Providing compassionate support for clients receiving end-of-life care

We're looking for:

• A minimum of 6 months' professional care experience, for example in a care home, nursing home, as a Healthcare Assistant, domiciliary care worker or similar
• Experience supporting individuals with personal care and mobility
• Good understanding of safe moving and handling procedures
• Excellent English language skills, both spoken and written
• Ability to work independently and use initiative, particularly during overnight hours
• Confidence in responding to unexpected situations and escalating concerns appropriately
• Reliable, punctual and professionally presented
• Compassionate, patient and understanding approach to care
• Ability to follow individual care plans and maintain accurate records
• Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Basic IT skills and confidence using online systems
• Due to increased demand, we are currently only accepting applications from vaccinated or medically exempt Carers

If you're naturally friendly, reliable and passionate about making a positive difference to someone's life, we'd love to hear from you!

Benefits

• Company pension
• Free or subsidised travel
• Referral programme

Work Location:

In person – clients' own homes