Permanent careers • Bracken Rise House
Waking Night Residential Worker
We are recruiting two permanent Waking Night Residential Workers to provide attentive, consistent overnight care at Bracken Rise House. Together the two positions cover 70 waking-night hours each week. Each employee averages 35 hours per week, alternating between 30-hour and 40-hour weeks.
Nurtura Connect Ltd is recruiting on behalf of Phronesis Care SW Ltd, which will directly employ the successful candidate.
Apply for this position →About Bracken Rise House
Bracken Rise House is a proposed small children's home in Saltash, Cornwall, being developed by Phronesis Care SW Ltd. Our ambition is to create a safe, nurturing and stable home grounded in consistent relationships, thoughtful care and positive outcomes for children.
Learn more about Bracken Rise House on the Phronesis Care website.
Important information about registration
Bracken Rise House is a proposed children's home and is not yet registered with Ofsted. Recruitment is taking place ahead of the intended opening. The home cannot operate until registration is granted. Appointments and start arrangements will be agreed in accordance with the registration process, role requirements and safer recruitment checks.
Your responsibilities
- ✓Remain awake and attentive throughout allocated waking-night shifts.
- ✓Provide safe, sensitive and responsive support to children overnight.
- ✓Promote calm bedtime and overnight routines appropriate to individual needs.
- ✓Recognise, respond to and escalate safeguarding or welfare concerns promptly.
- ✓Follow care plans, risk assessments and emergency procedures.
- ✓Record relevant events, observations and overnight care accurately.
- ✓Provide clear and timely handovers to the daytime residential team.
- ✓Work collaboratively with management and colleagues to provide consistent care.
What we're looking for
- ✓Experience supporting children or young people, preferably in residential or overnight care.
- ✓Relevant qualifications or willingness and ability to meet applicable residential childcare qualification requirements.
- ✓Understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality and professional boundaries.
- ✓Confidence responding calmly to distress, risk or unexpected overnight situations.
- ✓Reliability, vigilance, sound judgement and good written communication.
- ✓Ability to work a dedicated waking-night rota and complete safer recruitment checks.
Safeguarding and safer recruitment
Phronesis Care SW Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment will be subject to appropriate references, identity and right-to-work checks, enhanced DBS checks and other relevant safer recruitment requirements.
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Nurtura Connect is managing applications on behalf of Phronesis Care SW Ltd. Tell us about your experience, qualifications and interest in this permanent position.
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