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About Us
At Fort Care, we are passionate about improving the lives of the children and young people we support. We are committed to providing a therapeutically informed, child cantered, homely environment with a strong culture of acceptance, curiosity and compassion. We believe that all children deserve the highest level of care and support and have a company ethos of doing all we can to promote the best possible outcomes for outcomes for all children living within our home.
Role Overview: As a Waking Night Support Worker with Fort Care, you will play a key role in delivering safe, therapeutically informed, high-quality care to children with emotional and behavioural needs. You will lead shifts, model best practice, and support the Registered Manager in maintaining regulatory compliance, safeguarding standards, and positive outcomes in line with Ofsted requirements. The role involves building trusting relationships with young people, implementing care plans and behaviour management strategies, completing accurate records, and supporting staff development through supervision and guidance.
Key Responsibilities
Shift leading
As a waking night support worker, you will be responsible for managing your own time and ensuring all assigned tasks are completed to a high standard.
House keeping – While the upkeep of the home is the responsibility of all team members, the waking night support workers go that extra mile to ensure the children wake up a homely, tidy and welcoming environment.
Support well-being and safety
Obtain a firm knowledge of legislation, company policy and each child’s dedicated care planning documents to ensure you are contributing towards each child’s safety and well-being.
Build meaningful relationships
Build trusting relationships with individuals to encourage them to express their needs, wants, and goals while also feeling safe enough to discuss their problems, concerns and fears for the future.
Ensure clear communication and record-keeping
Ensure that all records are up to date and accurate.
Understand trauma informed care
Be resilient, patient and understanding. All behaviours are a form of communication. As one of our support workers, it is important to see the need behind the behaviour.
What We’re Looking For in Right Candidate
- A passion for providing a high level of care
- Excellent communication skills. The ability to speak, listen and write to a high standard.
- The ability to work well within a team.
- Flexibility. Compassion. Resilience. Integrity. Energy. Initiative.
Desirable Qualifications
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or commitment to working towards completing)
- Experience working within residential children’s homes for children with behavioural and emotional difficulties is massively advantageous but not essential.
- Previous experience within a senior/leadership role desirable
- Any relevant training is a positive, however, Fort Care provides all necessary training for all team members.
Why is Fort Care right for you?
Fort Care do not offer jobs, we offer careers. We value our team members and invest in supporting each person to achieve their personal goals. We offer consistent support with supervision, appraisals and an open-door policy applied to both homes manager and responsible individual. Your voice will matter, and what you say will be heard.
Flexible working hours – We believe that staff welfare and morale contributes towards better care being delivered within the home. Our rota is specifically designed with our team members in mind.
Training and career development Not only do we provide all mandatory training but will also support your development by arranging training specifically for you to support your growth. We have a culture of internal promotion and will always look in-house first when an opportunity arises.
Benefits
- Casual dress
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Referral programme
- Work Location: In person
Competitive rate: £13.00 per hour
Ready to make a real impact? If you’re driven, compassionate, and eager to bring your skills to a role where every day counts, we want to hear from you! Join Fort Care Services and become a vital part of a team that’s redefining care – apply now and start your journey with us!
Apply nowTo apply for this job email your details to hello@fortcare.co.uk