Night Care Officer

Job description

Post No. POSN004109 - Night Care Officer

Do you have a passion for making a real difference in the lives of children and young people?
Are you committed to providing calm, compassionate, and trauma informed care during the night, when consistency and reassurance matter most?

Newport City Council's Residential Services are currently recruiting Night Care Officers to join our dedicated teams across several children's homes. This is a vital and rewarding role, focused on ensuring children and young people feel safe, settled, and supported throughout the night.

As a Night Care Officer, you will support children and young people with a range of needs, including:
- Learning and physical disabilities
- Social, emotional, and behavioural challenges
- Histories of trauma and adverse childhood experiences

Your role will include maintaining a peaceful nighttime environment, carrying out regular welfare checks, responding sensitively to night-time distress or waking, and ensuring routines are followed in a way that promotes emotional security and wellbeing.

We are committed to creating a warm, stable, and family like environment, day and night, where children feel safe, valued, and cared for. Our Night Care Officers are carefully selected and receive training in trauma informed practice and attachment focused care, equipping them to provide consistent, nurturing support during overnight hours.

What We're Looking For
We're seeking compassionate, motivated individuals who share our values and want to make a meaningful impact. This role can be rewarding, challenging, and incredibly fulfilling.

Experience working with children is helpful, but not essential. We know people bring a wealth of transferable skills, and we're committed to helping you succeed.

What You'll Receive:
- A comprehensive induction
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Support to achieve your Level 3 qualification in Working with Children and Young People (if you don't already have it)
- Attachment focused training to help you build healthy, positive relationships with the young people you support

What To Do Next
Interested? If you'd like an informal chat about the role, please contact:
📧 [email protected]

We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.

Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.

Our values - Fairness for all, Making a difference, Being responsible, Working together
Ein gwerthoedd - Ein Gwerthoedd, Tegwch i Bawb, Gwneud Gwahaniaeth, Bod yn Gyfrifol, Gweithio gyda'n gilydd