Waking Night Residential Children & Young Peoples Worker
| Posting date: | 02 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,142.40 to £29,463.72 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Location: | Braunstone, Leicester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barnardo's |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 21677 |
Summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Emotional Well-being Home as a Waking Night Residential Children & Young People's Worker, on a full-time permanent basis.
Location of the post: Braunstone, Leicestershire.
Hours: 9:45pm – 8am (4 shifts on, 4 shifts off)
This post carries a salary enhancement in the form of a Night Shift Premium allowance in recognition of the unsociable hours element of the role (Calculated at a third of hourly rate)
The Old Post Office, our beautiful home in Braunstone supports children & young people between 8-18 years with a complex range of risk and behaviours. The service provides up to 3 service users at any one-time opportunities to enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and develop confidence, independence and social/emotional skills.
Some of the responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
To build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote the service user's independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities.
To work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals.
To contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning etc.
To document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date.
To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.
To promote, monitor and maintain a safe environment at all times.
Essential requirements to evidence in your written application:
Must have a valid drivers licence and access to own vehicle (due to shift times/commute to work)
Must hold the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare OR be willing to successfully achieve this within the required timeframe.
Must be motivated by the opportunity to make a positive difference in young people's lives, creating a safe space and building resilience.
Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding and protection of vulnerable children & young people.
Flexibility to commit to sleep-ins and shift work, including weekends and bank holidays.
Relevant experience working with children & young people is desirable, but not essential with the right attitude and willingness to learn.
There is an expectation for night staff to make themselves available during the day with advance notice at scheduled times to attend mandatory training and ongoing group supervision and consultation in line with duties related to their role.
Service Overview: Barnardo's, the UK's largest Children's Charity are currently on an exciting and innovative Journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children's homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.
Although this home will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to cover shifts in our other Leicestershire homes on occasion, should the need arise.
For more information about this role, please contact Elisha Shamba - elisha.shamba@barnardos.org.uk
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible
Location of the post: Braunstone, Leicestershire.
Hours: 9:45pm – 8am (4 shifts on, 4 shifts off)
This post carries a salary enhancement in the form of a Night Shift Premium allowance in recognition of the unsociable hours element of the role (Calculated at a third of hourly rate)
The Old Post Office, our beautiful home in Braunstone supports children & young people between 8-18 years with a complex range of risk and behaviours. The service provides up to 3 service users at any one-time opportunities to enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and develop confidence, independence and social/emotional skills.
Some of the responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
To build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote the service user's independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities.
To work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals.
To contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning etc.
To document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date.
To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.
To promote, monitor and maintain a safe environment at all times.
Essential requirements to evidence in your written application:
Must have a valid drivers licence and access to own vehicle (due to shift times/commute to work)
Must hold the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare OR be willing to successfully achieve this within the required timeframe.
Must be motivated by the opportunity to make a positive difference in young people's lives, creating a safe space and building resilience.
Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding and protection of vulnerable children & young people.
Flexibility to commit to sleep-ins and shift work, including weekends and bank holidays.
Relevant experience working with children & young people is desirable, but not essential with the right attitude and willingness to learn.
There is an expectation for night staff to make themselves available during the day with advance notice at scheduled times to attend mandatory training and ongoing group supervision and consultation in line with duties related to their role.
Service Overview: Barnardo's, the UK's largest Children's Charity are currently on an exciting and innovative Journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children's homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.
Although this home will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to cover shifts in our other Leicestershire homes on occasion, should the need arise.
For more information about this role, please contact Elisha Shamba - elisha.shamba@barnardos.org.uk
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible
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