Waking Nights Support Worker

Job summary

Package Description: With the opening of our brand-new children's home just around the corner, now is an exciting time to start your career in care and join the founding team of our not-for-profit Children's Residential Home in Three legged Cross, Dorset. Our newly furnished home will support up to three children, providing a safe, nurturing environment where they can thrive. We are looking for caring, dependable, and passionate individuals who want to make a genuine difference in children's lives. Why Join Agincare? At Agincare, we're a family-run organisation that puts people first both the children we support and the dedicated colleagues who care for them. We're proud of our values, our commitment to quality, and our supportive, friendly culture. What You'll Receive £14.50 per hour £15.50 per hour with a Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare Additional payments for overnight shifts where applicable Full-time contract averaging 40 hours per week Company pension scheme Waking Nights shifts: 10:00pm 8:00am Refer-a-Frie

Main duties of the job

As a Waking Nights Support Worker, you will be part of a team committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. You will provide consistent, compassionate support that helps children feel safe, valued, and empowered. Your responsibilities will include building positive and trusting relationships with children and young people, supporting evening, bedtime, and settling routines, promoting independence, and helping children develop essential life skills. Working collaboratively with colleagues to provide a safe, nurturing environment, you will also support care plans, daily routines, and risk assessments, with full training provided. Additionally, you will monitor children's wellbeing throughout the night, carry out hourly welfare and administrative checks, and complete light domestic duties to maintain a comfortable and welcoming home environment. The role requires caring, reliable, and motivated individuals who are ready to make a positive impact.

About us

Agincare is a family-run organization celebrated for its 40 years of dedicated care to communities. As one of the UK's largest care providers, Agincare prides itself on its commitment to putting people first, including both those in care and its dedicated colleagues. With more than 5,500 team members, Agincare continues its rapid growth by expanding its services through recent care home developments and the launch of its not-for-profit Children's Services. Agincare provides an extensive range of services including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across over 170 locations nationwide. As a frontrunner in diverse and inclusive employment practices, Agincare is a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant and supports the Armed Forces community by guaranteeing interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

Details

• Date posted: 13 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £14.50 to £15.50 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1536796511
• Job locations: Agincare Childrens' Services, Three legged Cross, BH21 6RQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

With the opening of our brand-new children's home just around the corner, now is an exciting time to start your career in care and join the founding team of our not-for-profit Children's Residential Home in Three legged Cross, Dorset.

Our newly furnished home will support up to three children, providing a safe, nurturing environment where they can thrive. We are looking for caring, dependable, and passionate individuals who want to make a genuine difference in children's lives.

At Agincare, we're a family-run organisation that puts people first both the children we support and the dedicated colleagues who care for them. We're proud of our values, our commitment to quality, and our supportive, friendly culture.

What You'll Receive

• £14.50 per hour
• £15.50 per hour with a Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare
• Additional payments for overnight shifts where applicable
• Full-time contract averaging 40 hours per week
• Company pension scheme
• Waking Nights shifts: 10:00pm 8:00am
• Refer-a-Friend bonus of up to £1,000*
• Paid Enhanced DBS check
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Early Pay On Demand
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Staff recognition and appreciation schemes

As part of a team committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, you will provide consistent, compassionate support that helps children feel safe, valued, and empowered.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building positive and trusting relationships with children and young people
• Supporting evening, bedtime, and settling routines
• Promoting independence and helping children develop essential life skills
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to provide a safe, nurturing environment
• Supporting care plans, daily routines, and risk assessments (full training provided)
• Monitoring children's wellbeing throughout the night
• Carrying out hourly welfare and administrative checks
• Completing light domestic duties to maintain a comfortable and welcoming home environment

We're looking for people who are caring, reliable, and motivated to make a positive impact. Previous experience is welcomed and reflected in a higher rate of pay, but it's not essential, as full training and ongoing support will be provided.

You'll ideally:

• Have a genuine passion for supporting children with complex needs
• Be patient, resilient, and emotionally intelligent
• Have a positive attitude and enjoy working as part of a team
• Be able to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends, and overnight shifts
• Be capable of meeting the practical and emotional demands of the role
• Hold, or be willing to work towards, an NVQ Level 3 (or above) in Residential Childcare
• Hold a full UK driving licence, as travel between our dual-registered homes in Wimborne may occasionally be required
• Have a minimum of 12 months remaining on your right to work in the UK

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services.

Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

Our childrens homes are regulated by Ofsted.

Please note: This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings (including those regarded as spent) must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules.

This role is also subject to enhanced DBS checks and comprehensive vetting procedures in line with safer recruitment standards.

We believe in building teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Equal opportunities are at the heart of everything we do.