Bank Residential Childcare Worker – Day Shifts & Waking Night Shifts available
£15.00 per hour Monday to Friday - £17.00 per hour over a weekend
Flexible Bank Contract
Locations: Sale & Partington, Greater Manchester
Make a Difference While Working Flexibly
Are you looking for flexible work where you can genuinely change young lives?
At NW Care Group, we believe every child deserves to feel safe, valued and understood. We are currently recruiting compassionate and reliable Bank Residential Childcare Workers to support children and young people aged 7–17 within our nurturing residential homes across Sale and Partington.
This flexible bank role offers both day shifts and waking night shifts, making it ideal for people looking for meaningful work that fits around their lifestyle, studies, family commitments or existing employment.
About Us
NW Care Group provides trauma-informed, child-centred residential care for children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs.
Our approach is rooted in building trusting relationships and creating environments where young people feel safe, secure and able to thrive. We are passionate about delivering care through:
- Curiosity
- Empathy
- Acceptance
- A playful and nurturing approach
We invest heavily in our teams because we know outstanding care starts with outstanding people.
The Role
As a Bank Residential Childcare Worker, you will play an important role in supporting young people both during the day and overnight, helping to create a safe, nurturing and supportive home environment.
Day Shift Responsibilities
- Supporting young people with daily routines and activities
- Building positive and trusting relationships
- Encouraging education, independence and personal development
- Supporting appointments, activities and community engagement
- Managing behaviours in a trauma-informed and therapeutic way
- Completing daily records and reports
- Promoting safeguarding, wellbeing and positive outcomes
Waking Night Responsibilities
- Providing emotional support and reassurance during the night
- Monitoring the safety and wellbeing of young people
- Responding calmly and professionally to incidents overnight
- Completing night logs, records and welfare checks
- Undertaking light housekeeping duties to support the day team
- Maintaining a calm and safe environment throughout the night
We are looking for individuals who are:
- Compassionate, calm and emotionally resilient
- Passionate about supporting children and young people
- Reliable, flexible and professional
- Skilled at building positive relationships and maintaining boundaries
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable Experience & Qualifications
- Experience working with children or young people (residential experience desirable)
- Knowledge of safeguarding practices
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or willingness to work towards)
Essential Requirements
- Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle (or to local transport links)
- Right to work in the UK
- Ability to work days, nights and weekends on a flexible basis
- Enhanced DBS check (or willingness for one to be completed)
Training & Development
Upon successful completion of the interview process, all successful candidates will be required to attend our face-to-face in-house training programme, focused on trauma-informed care and therapeutic approaches to supporting children and young people.
Our training is centred around understanding behaviour through a PACE approach:
- Playfulness
- Acceptance
- Curiosity
- Empathy
We are committed to helping our staff feel confident, supported and equipped to provide exceptional care.
Recruitment Process
Our safer recruitment process includes:
- Initial telephone call
- Video interview
- Face-to-face interview
All offers of employment are subject to:
- Enhanced DBS clearance
- Satisfactory references
- Completion of safer recruitment checks
Diversity & Inclusion
NW Care Group is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from:
- Care leavers
- Members of the Armed Forces community
- Individuals with lived experience
We recognise the valuable resilience, perspective and life experience this can bring when supporting children and young people.
Interested?
For an informal conversation and to find out more, please contact:
Claire – Recruitment Manager
07802 456448
Work Location: In person: Sale, Partington
Job Type: Bank / Flexible
Pay: £15.00 per hour
Pay: £15.00-£17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Free parking
- Paid training
Experience:
- Working with children: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
