Residential Night Care Worker

Overview: Overnight carer - Supporting children with disabilities, complex health needs and potential trauma related behaviours, to develop a sleep routine within a safe, secure and nurturing environment. Attending to personal care needs as required. Contribute to individual care planning ensuring all records are maintained appropriately.

Relationship builder - ongoing support through positive relationships and promoting the development of meaningful interaction, guided by the values of; child-centred care, respect, dignity, good parenting, independence, fulfilment, and partnership, with the ability to recognise and implement different forms of communication that meet children's needs.

Educator - Sharing information with children in an accessible way, empowering them to make informed choices about their care and future.

Special Notes: This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We’re searching for caring, enthusiastic, and committed individuals who always put children first. If you are reflective, flexible, accountable, resilient, and thrive in collaborative, child-centred teams, we would love to hear from you. Join us and help create lasting, positive memories for our children, supporting them to feel safe, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.

Working Patterns: Part-time 22 hours per week Waking Night carer positions. Hours are on a fixed 9 week rota that also includes weekends and bank holidays. For details on how the 22hr rotas operate please contact us on the email below and we will be happy to provide examples. There may also be some training opportunities where courses are delivered in person during the day, which you will be expected to attend.

Applications & Right to Work: Applications: you will need to provide your full work history since leaving school and identify any gaps in employment to meet the requirements of Schedule 2 of the Children's Homes Regulations 2015. Right to Work: all candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK with a minimum of 2 years remaining on existing documentation.

Our Approach & Requirements: We welcome applications from individuals with experience working with children and young people, regardless of whether you've worked in residential care before. What matters most is your commitment to improving outcomes and placing children's needs, happiness, and development at the heart of all you do.

• Understanding and Empathy: You have a genuine understanding of the challenges faced by children who are 'looked after' or require a short break, and you recognise how relationships influence their experiences when entering or leaving care.
• Holistic Approach: You are able to appreciate and respond to each child's unique needs, delivering support across three key skill areas in a holistic and child-centred way.
• Desirable Skills: Ideally, you are a driver and possess strong computer literacy, enabling you to effectively document and evidence the important work we do.
• Professional Growth: You are committed to ongoing professional development and eager to take advantage of bespoke training opportunities, including support to achieve your Diploma for Residential Childcare if you haven't already obtained it.

Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

Our Homes & Values: We offer warm, family-style homes for children aged 10-18 years, providing individualised care tailored to each child's needs. Our well-established homes across Coventry are places where children can heal, grow, and feel secure.

What Makes Us Unique?

• Family Atmosphere: Our homes truly feel like home - offering stability and genuine care.
• Your Voice Matters: Our strategy is shaped by the views and experiences of both our children and our carers - you'll help set the standards of excellence.
• Career Growth: As we expand, we offer outstanding opportunities for training, development, and progression within our service.

What Our Children Say: We regularly ask our children how they want to be cared for, and they’ve told us that they want to be truly listened to and respected as individuals, to feel safe in a supportive environment, to receive help to reach their full potential, develop independence, build strong relationships, and stay connected to familiar places and schools, and to make lasting, happy memories with caring adults who won’t give up on them.

Our Values (One Coventry): Open and fair; Nurture and develop; Engage and empower; Create and innovate; Own and be accountable; Value and respect. We seek to be inclusive and value diversity in thinking and experience, including minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities.

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit. We recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme: As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the following criteria: Members of the Armed Forces and veterans; Are currently in care or have previously been in care; If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.