Children's Residential Support Worker Waking Nights

Join Agincare's new children's residential home in Wimborne as a Waking Nights Support Worker. You'll provide care in a nurturing environment, helping children feel safe and valued. Enjoy a permanent role with a competitive salary from £14.50 per hour, increasing with qualifications. Benefits include pension, bonuses, and training. Your role involves evening routines, building trust, and supporting life skills. If you're passionate, resilient, and ready to make a difference, this could be your opportunity. Agincare values diversity, offers equal opportunities, and requires an enhanced DBS check. Become part of a supportive team committed to children's welfare.

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 Wimborne, Dorset.Our newly furnished home near Wimborne 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

Your Role as a Waking Nights Support WorkerAs 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

About YouWe'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

About AgincareAgincare 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.

Agincare is a family-owned care provider with over 40 years of experience, known for its commitment to communities and quality care. Rapidly growing, Agincare operates over 170 locations across the UK, offering a wide range of services, including home care and children's services. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, Agincare supports care leavers by offering interviews and career conversations. They are dedicated to supporting the Armed Forces community by guaranteeing interviews for service members. Agincare embraces diversity and equal opportunities, aiming to reflect the communities they serve in their teams.

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