About Us
VAL's Community is an inclusive, supportive and rewarding organisation providing therapeutic care and education for children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD), trauma-related needs, and complex social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
Our HEART values underpin both what we believe and how we behave, creating a pathway for children and young people to thrive:
- Holistic Support – We take a whole-child approach, ensuring each child's care, education and emotional wellbeing work together to provide consistent, coordinated support.
- Empathy – We take time to understand each child's experiences, behaviours and emotions, responding with patience, compassion and trauma-informed practice.
- Ambition – We encourage every child to build confidence, develop resilience and achieve their personal goals, celebrating every success along the way.
- Respect – We value every child as an individual, promoting positive relationships where they feel safe, heard, respected and empowered.
- Thriving – We create nurturing environments where children can recover from trauma, develop healthy relationships, gain independence and build a positive future.
Please visit www.valscommunity.co.uk to learn more!
We offer an extremely competitive package:
Night Residential Care Worker:
- Salary between £13.95 to £14.78
- 173 hours contract per month
- 206 hours annual leave
We are seeking passionate and committed individuals, who embody our ethos and values and want to join our specialists residential children's home.
You will be a dedicated person, who thrives in making a difference in the lives of others and want to challenge yourself to develop your skills and knowledge in the children's home sector.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
The purpose of a Night Residential Care Worker
· To lead by example and maintain good professional practices in accordance with legislation and guidance.
· To be accountable for the safety and wellbeing of our young people, whilst on shift with them.
· To help create a supportive and positive environment for each young person with particular reference to his or her safety, health and education.
· To act as a professional parent with professional boundaries.
Key elements of the role
1. Ensure safeguarding of all young people underpins every decision made.
2. To contribute to the young person’s care plans and risk assessments, their review and implementation.
3. To contribute to the educational and social development of each young person.
4. To form effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies
5. To meet the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximize opportunities for their development
6. To ensure that young people’s views and wishes are sought and acted upon where appropriate.
7. To ensure that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from shift leaders and Managers.
8. To create a caring and positive environment for each young person with particular regard to their safety, health and education.
9. To undertake a ‘key worker’ role with young people as required.
10. To undertake cooking and domestic duties as would a ‘good parent’.
11. To dispense, record and administer medication as required.
12. To inform colleagues of relevant developments and communications i.e. during handover.
13. To maintain and promote residential care work to high levels of professionalism expected by VAL's Community.
14. To ensure high quality supervision of young people, ensuring their individual safety and well-being is closely monitored.
15. To support the Manager in the preparation, implementation, review and updating of Placement Plans and risk assessments and monitoring progression.
16. To identify problems and service deficiencies by the continuous review of young people’s needs and make recommendations for improvement.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be modified from time to time in accordance with the development of the service and the employee.
Candidates must be over 21 years old to apply.
Please note all job offers are subject to safer recruitment checks, DBS clearance and medical clearance. Please ensure any relevant health conditions that may affect your ability to safely undertake your role are declared at Application Form and Interview stage.
Pay: £13.95-£14.78 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- Are you over 21 years old?
- Are you able to travel to and from the place of work without disruption to your working or contracted hours?
- Do you require any reasonable adjustments to be able to conduct the role you are applying for? Please speak to our recruitment team.
- All of our staff will be trained in physical intervention. As a last resort, we have to use physical blocks and restraints. Please confirm that you are willing to undertake this aspect of the role.
- Do you currently require, or will you in the future require, visa sponsorship to work in the UK?
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- Learning Disabilities: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care Children and Young People (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
