Waking Night Residential Support Worker

Heart & Home Living; Chipping Barnet; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£500 loyalty bonus after 12 months’

Bright HR well-being support

Restaurant and takeaway vouchers

Monthly health/welness allowance

Casual dress

Company pension

Job summary

Heart and Home Living is seeking a Waking Night Residential Support Worker in Barnet to provide dedicated care for children, with hours from 10pm to 8am on a 2-week rolling rota (4 on 4 off). You will act as a key worker, support education, and ensure safeguarding and regulatory compliance.

The role requires developing plans, recording progress, and liaising with families and professionals. A full driving licence and commitment to safeguarding are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people in a residential setting.
• Experience managing challenging behaviour and complex needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with children, families, colleagues and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Work as a positive role model and maintain professional standards to promote good relationships and therapeutic care.
• Maintain routines, limits and boundaries and teach action and consequence.
• Act as key worker to allocated children and contribute to care planning and reviews.
• Support educational development and learning opportunities within the home.
• Collaborate with parents, social workers and partner agencies in the interests of the young people.
• Keep accurate records and follow safeguarding policies and procedures.

Skills

Residential care

Safeguarding knowledge

Teamwork

Communication skills

Record keeping

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

NVQ / QCF in Health & Social Care

Tools

IT literacy

Job description

# Waking Night Residential Support Worker* Waking Night Residential Support Worker in Barnet.* LondonHours|£13.00 - £14.50 per year(depending on experience)Apply Now**Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.****Shift Pattern:** This role operates on a 2-week rolling rota which includes 4 on 4 off week. The hours for this role are 10pm through to 8am the following morning.### Job PurposeTo support the emotional, social, educational and physical needs of the children in our care, giving them every opportunity to reach their full potential and achieve positive outcomes, while ensuring the care provided meets the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Ofsted requirements.### Nature of PostThe post holder will be based at one of our therapeutic homes in the area. The children in our care present a variety of difficulties requiring varying levels of support.### Key Duties* Work in a positive, respectful and empowering way with all children, providing a strong role model and maintaining high professional standards at all times, to promote good relationships, achievement and therapeutic care.* Maintain appropriate routines, limits and boundaries, helping young people understand action and consequence and the value of positive relationships.* Act as key worker to allocated children: implement their individual care plans, attend childcare reviews and contribute to the assessment and care planning process.* Support the educational development and achievement of the young people, remaining informed on educational matters and developing the learning opportunities within the home.* Contribute to daily programmes and individual and group plans, and take an active part in social, recreational and educational activities, including domestic tasks that build self-care skills.* Liaise and collaborate positively with parents, social workers and partner agencies so the best interests of the young people are always respected and promoted.* Maintain accurate, timely records to a high standard and adhere to all safeguarding policies, procedures and safe working practices.* Keep up to date with practice, research, policy and legislative developments in childcare, participate in supervision, training and appraisal, and undertake other reasonable duties as identified by the line manager.### Person Specification — Essential* Previous experience of working with children or young people in a residential setting.* Experience of managing challenging behaviour and complex needs, including emotional and behavioural difficulties, and of supporting young people in crisis.* Experience of working as part of a team to achieve positive outcomes for children.* Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding, the Children Act 1989 and 2004, and Working Together to Safeguard Children.* Knowledge and understanding of multi-agency working and of equal opportunities.* Ability to communicate effectively with children and young people, families, colleagues and external agencies, with strong oral, written and recording skills, including IT and report writing.* Ability to work on your own initiative, self-motivate and take direction, and to conduct yourself professionally in statutory reviews and professional meetings.* Ability to interpret and respond appropriately to a range of emotions and behaviours, with a high level of emotional awareness in yourself and others.* Ability to adapt positively to changing situations, with flexibility over working patterns to meet the needs of the service.* Commitment to safe caring and a culture of openness, viewing the needs of the young people as paramount, and a genuine passion for helping them reach their full potential.* Willingness and ability to work towards a relevant qualification if not already held, and a full, current driving licence (the post holder is required to be a driver for this position).### Person Specification — Desirable* Level 3 or 4 Diploma, NVQ or QCF in Residential Childcare or Health and Social Care (Children and Young People), or another relevant care-sector qualification.* Sound knowledge of human growth and development and the effects of trauma, abuse and deprivation.* Knowledge of the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, the Ofsted SCCIF, the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, and of the health, education, social work and voluntary services available to children and young people.* Experience of working with young people affected by CSE, mental health and anxiety difficulties, autism, Asperger’s, ADHD, ADD or ODD, alongside skills in assessment, planning, recording and decision-making.### Additional InformationHeart and Home Living is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share that commitment. An Enhanced DBS check, evidence of your full work history since leaving full-time education, and three confirmed references covering the last five years of that history are required.### Employee Benefits* £500 loyalty bonus after 12 months’ service.* Access to support services through Bright HR, including well-being services.* Monthly restaurant and takeaway vouchers for every employee.* £25 monthly company contribution towards health and well-being — gym membership, private medical or dental cover, spa and beauty treatments, or any other well-being activity.**Pay:** £13.00-£14.50 per hour### Benefits:* Casual dress* Company pension* Discounted or free food* Employee discount* Flexible schedule### Application question(s):* Are you authorised to work in the UK without sponsorship? Please confirm your visa status.* Driving Licence (required)### Licence/Certification:Work Location: In person