Support Worker Waking Nights (Preston)

Waking Night Support Worker – Children’s Residential Home

£14.00 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

• £14.00 per hour
• 28 days paid annual leave with 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

Click 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.