Job Description
Waking Night Childcare Worker
(Children's Residential Home - Female Residents Only)
Location: Ottershaw, Surrey (near Woking)
Contract: Permanent, Part-time, Term-time only (all school holidays paid)
Hours: 20 hours per week
Shifts: Wednesday & Thursday, 9:00pm - 7:00am
Salary: £12,831.50 - £13,281.50 actual salary
(Full-time equivalent £25,663 - £26,563, inclusive of allowances)
The Role
We are recruiting an Assistant Waking Night Childcare Worker to join a caring and committed residential team supporting children overnight. This role plays a vital part in ensuring children feel safe, settled, and supported throughout the night in a residential educational setting.
You will work closely with care staff, teachers, and therapists to provide consistent, child-centred overnight care that supports each child's wellbeing, development, and individual needs.
Key Responsibilities
1. Support children to achieve a restful night's sleep while maintaining safety and wellbeing
2. Implement and follow individual care and Personal Development Plans during night shifts
3. Provide toileting support and assist with specific eating and drinking programmes where required
4. Maintain accurate night-time records and handovers
5. Carry out practica...