✨ Waking Night Support Worker - Make a Difference While the World Sleeps
Location: Daventry, Northampton – (NN11)
Salary: Up to £28,650.00 per annum
Shift Pattern:
Are you a night owl with a heart of gold? Do you thrive in calm but purposeful environments? Have you worked in hospitality, retail, security, customer service, or other roles where staying alert and dependable is key? Do you have the emotional resilience to support young people through the night, ensuring their safety and well-being?
If so, you don’t need prior experience in care - just the right mindset. We provide full training, qualifications, and ongoing support to help you build a meaningful career in residential childcare.
🛠️ What the Role Involves
As a Waking Night Support Worker, you’ll be a vital guardian during the quiet hours, ensuring the children and young people feel safe, supported, and cared for. Your role will be steady, responsible, and deeply rewarding. You’ll be responsible for:
1. Monitoring the home and conducting regular safety checks
2. Supporting young people who may wake during the night, offering calm reassurance and practical help
3. Managing and recording incidents with professionalism and empathy
4. Assisting with bedtime and morning routines, ensuring smooth transitions between night and day
5. Maintaining accurate records and providing thorough handovers to the day team
6. Creating a safe, nurturing, and stable environment throughout the night
🏡 About Lillibet House
Lillibet House is a newly refurbished three-bedded assessment home that opened in early 2023. Designed as an emergency placement setting, the home provides a warm, safe, and supportive environment for up to three young people, both male and female, typically on short stays of around six weeks, sometimes slightly longer.
Located in Daventry, Lillibet House is close to local schools and amenities, ensuring young people have access to education and community resources during their placement. The home places a strong emphasis on appropriate practice and short-term goals, helping young people stabilise and prepare for their next steps.
Staff at Lillibet House are trained to manage challenging behaviour and have experience in de-escalation and restraint when required. A good understanding of mental health, prior experience working with young people, and familiarity with processes are essential skills for the team. Night Support Workers (NSWs) play a key role in maintaining consistency and safety within the home.
Currently, the young people at Lillibet House enjoy activities such as:
📱 Using their phones and social media
🎮 Playing video games
👀 What We’re Looking For
We welcome applicants from all walks of life. What matters most is your attitude, emotional intelligence, and willingness to learn. Ideal candidates will have:
7. A strong, compassionate personality
8. Emotional resilience and the ability to stay calm under pressure
9. Flexibility to work night shifts, including weekends and bank holidays
10. Problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset
11. Life experience from previous careers or personal challenges
12. A desire to grow - full training and a funded Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare provided
13. A full UK driver’s licence
🎁 What We Offer
14. £26,749 – £27,747 per annum (£12.86 – £13.34 per hour)
15. £1,400 annual attendance bonus
16. Sleep-in allowance (£44.56 per shift) and overtime opportunities
17. 3 weeks of paid induction training
18. Funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
19. Structured career progression into senior roles
20. 28 days annual leave (increasing with service) + option to purchase 5 extra days
21. Free meals during shifts
22. Employee benefits including discounts on shopping, cinema, and holidays
23. 24/7 well-being support, including free counselling sessions
24. Christmas voucher of up to £200, based on length of service and contracted hours
25. Recognition awards for long service and excellent attendance
26. Cycle to Work scheme and Medicash healthcare support
27. Subsidised days out with young people, helping create lasting memories
📌 Important Information
We do not offer sponsorship or support with right to work.
All applicants must have their own right to work in the UK, permitting them to work 40 hours per week.
All successful candidates will undergo pre-employment safer recruitment checks in line with Ofsted and Homes2Inspire policies.
Applications are reviewed regularly, and interviews may be held before the advertised closing date.
Interviews will take place in person during scheduled assessment days. Please contact our Careers Team if you require reasonable adjustments.
🤝 Our Commitment to Inclusion
At Homes2Inspire, we’re proud to foster a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities, and welcome individuals with lived experience of disability or social exclusion.
We also offer guaranteed interviews for care leavers who meet the minimum role requirements—please let us know in your application if you have lived-in care experience.
Male staff are currently under-represented in our residential children’s services, and we strongly encourage more male applicants to apply.
We aim to match candidates with the most suitable service based on their skills, experience, and the needs of the young people in our care. In some cases, this may mean offering employment at a different home than originally applied for.
📧📞 Get in Touch
For questions or to request a full job description, contact Ben from our Careers Team:
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📞 01788 487057