Waking Night Support Worker

Aspris; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspris is seeking enthusiastic individuals for the role of Waking Night Support Worker in Chesterfield. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on the lives of young people residing in a family-like environment. Responsibilities include providing care and support during night shifts while ensuring a safe and nurturing atmosphere. If you are passionate about helping vulnerable children, Aspris offers a comprehensive training pathway and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme

Comprehensive induction and ongoing training

Pension scheme

Paid for enhanced DBS

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to engage with vulnerable children effectively.
• Ability to stay resilient and provide support amidst challenges.
• Strong organisational skills for updating care plans and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support and care for vulnerable young people with emotional and behavioral difficulties.
• Perform regular checks and be alert to the children's needs at all times.
• Engage in teamwork and communication to relay important information.

Skills

Resilience

Communication

Organisation

Caring

Attentiveness

Job description

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Client:

Aspris

Location:

Chesterfield, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

17.06.2025

Expiry Date:

01.08.2025

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Job Description:

There is no better time to start a career within residential childcare than now!


Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career?

If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on the young people we support, then look no further and apply today!

Moor Farm Cottage is recruiting for Waking Night Support Workers now! We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and passionate people to become an integral part of our support team. In this role, you will support our young people and you will be required to be alert and observant at all times. In addition to regular checks on the children and young people you will be assigned additional tasks.

Our benefits include exclusive access to reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, pension scheme, paid for enhanced DBS, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme and more!

Moorfield House and Moor Farm Cottage are semi rural Children’s Home on the outskirts of Temple Normanton village and Calow near Chesterfield. We care for up to 9 young people aged 9-16+ years exhibiting Behavioural, Emotional, and Social Difficulties the Young People are split across 2 homes.

Moor Farm Cottage/Moorfield House tries to replicate a caring, family environment that provides the opportunities that will hopefully one day help our young people to lead positive and rewarding lives. we are looking for dedicated, caring and passionate people to support our Young People.

At Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role within residential childcare, we will give you all the training and support you need to become a qualified Waking Night Support Worker.

Experience isn’t always essential but there are a few characteristics you will need to be successful in this role:

Resilience We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.

Communication Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.

Organisation You’ll need to be confident and organised in updating care plans and reporting information that will be relevant to the care of our young people.

Caring Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.

Attentive No young person / situation is the same so being attentive to understand them and identify areas where we can support is important and alert within any situation.

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

If you want residential childcare to be a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.