At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children overnight, ensuring their safety and wellbeing in a nurturing environment.
- Company: Embrace Care, a growing specialist provider of children's residential care.
- Benefits: £14.50 per hour, bonuses, paid leave, healthcare support, and training opportunities.
- Other info: Join a supportive team with clear paths for career growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while building a rewarding career.
- Qualifications: Experience in care is helpful but not essential; empathy and resilience are key.
The predicted salary is between 14.5 - 14.5 £ per hour.
Waking Night Support Worker – Children’s Residential Home
£14.50 per hour
Preston
Permanent, full-time
UK right-to-work required – no sponsorship available
Our Values
- Compassionate Care
- Lifelong Careers
- Honest Communication
Make a meaningful difference in children’s lives by ensuring their safety, stability and wellbeing throughout the night.
Embrace Care is recruiting full-time Waking Night Support Workers to join our Ofsted-regulated children’s residential homes in Preston, supporting children and young people with Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities and complex needs.
As a Waking Night Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in creating calm, safe and nurturing environments overnight. You will provide reassurance, maintain routines, manage incidents appropriately and ensure each child’s emotional and physical needs are met during the night.
Embrace Care is a growing specialist provider. With a workforce of over 140 colleagues and sustainable growth planned into 2026, we offer strong on-shift support, established leadership structures and clear opportunities for long-term development in children’s residential care.
Contract details
- Permanent full-time position
- Waking night shifts (no sleep-ins)
What we offer
- £15.00 per hour
- December bonus (terms and conditions apply)
- 28 days paid annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Annual pay reviews
- Loyalty bonuses of up to £32,000 over 10 years
- Free on-site parking
- Fully funded healthcare support (dental, eye care, physiotherapy)
- Paid induction and ongoing training
- Support to complete relevant qualifications (including Level 3)
- £1,000 Refer-a-Friend bonus
- Annual staff awards with over £10,000 in prizes
- Employee Assistance Programme supporting mental and physical wellbeing
Your role as a Waking Night Support Worker
- Promote safety, stability and wellbeing for children throughout the night
- Provide reassurance, supervision and support as needed
- Follow care plans, behaviour support strategies and safeguarding procedures
- Maintain nighttime routines and support transitions
- Complete night-time reporting, logs and required documentation
- Work as part of a consistent, supportive team focused on child-centred care
- Respond appropriately to incidents, emotional needs and overnight challenges
What we are looking for
- Experience in care or working with children is helpful but not essential
- A calm, patient and reliable approach, especially during unsettled nights
- Willingness to work towards a Level 3 Children’s Residential qualification
- Strong understanding of safeguarding or willingness to learn
- Resilience, empathy and a genuine desire to support young people
- Ability to remain alert, focused and supportive throughout waking night shifts
Why work for Embrace Care
At Embrace Care, we are committed to delivering high-quality, child-centred residential care while supporting our team members to grow, progress and succeed. You will be welcomed into a supportive environment, given full training and encouraged to build a long-term career in children’s residential care.
Apply now to join Embrace Care as a Waking Night Support Worker and help make nights safer, calmer and more nurturing for the children we support.
Support Worker Waking Nights (Preston) Embrace Care employer: Embracecare
Embrace Care is an exceptional employer, dedicated to providing compassionate care and fostering lifelong careers for its staff. Located in Preston, our supportive work culture prioritises professional development, offering leadership training and clear pathways for career progression, including opportunities to advance to Registered Manager roles. With a strong focus on high-quality outcomes for children and young people, we ensure our team members are valued and rewarded through competitive salaries, annual pay reviews, and various employee benefits.
