Night Care Assistant

Night Care Assistant – Children’s Residential Care (Epilepsy & Complex Needs)

Location: St Elizabeth’s Centre, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Pay: £14.41 – £14.97 per hour (£28,934 - £30,046 per annum)
Hours: 44 hours per week
Shift pattern: 4 nights on / 4 nights off
Hours: 8:15pm – 7:15am

Support lives. Create calm. Make nights matter.

Looking for a night care role where your calm presence makes a real difference?
Join St Elizabeth’s Centre as a Night Care Assistant and help children with epilepsy and complex needs feel safe, supported and reassured through the night.

About St Elizabeth’s Centre

St Elizabeth’s Centre is a large, values-led charity supporting children, young people, and adults with complex needs, including epilepsy, autism and learning disabilities.

Our 60-acre Hertfordshire site includes:

• Children’s Residential Homes
• School and College
• Supported Living
• On-site nursing, therapy, and education teams

Our night teams are vital to keeping children safe, comfortable, and settled.

About the Night Care Assistant role

As a Night Care Assistant in our Children’s Residential Services, you’ll support young people aged 5–19 during the overnight period.

This role focuses on:

• Calm, reassuring presence.
• Safety and wellbeing monitoring
• Dignified personal care.
• Maintaining a peaceful, well-run home environment

No previous experience is required — full training is provided.

Key responsibilities

• Providing person-centred overnight care, including personal care and wellbeing checks
• Monitoring health and responding calmly to any incidents or distress
• Completing night-time care records and logs accurately
• Supporting with cleaning, laundry, and light housekeeping
• Following individual care plans, behaviour support plans, and safeguarding procedures
• Working as part of a professional multidisciplinary team

What we’re looking for

Essential:

• A calm, caring and professional approach.
• Ability to remain alert and responsible throughout night shifts.
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to complete a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (unless already held)

Desirable (but not essential):

• Experience supporting children or young people.
• Understanding of epilepsy, autism, or complex needs
• GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent)
• Full UK driving licence.

Training & development

We provide:

• Full paid induction
• Ongoing training delivered by our Learning & Development and Nursing teams.
• Specialist epilepsy and emergency response training
• Fully funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (mandatory requirement) 
• Regular supervision and peer support
• Clear progression opportunities

What we offer

• Competitive hourly pay for night work
• 4 nights on / 4 nights off rota for work-life balance
• 20% uplift for weekend overtime
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
• Free DBS check

• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised staff transport from Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Stanstead Abbotts
• Affordable on-site staff accommodation (£200 per month, up to 2 years – role dependent)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support

Getting here

St Elizabeth’s Centre is in a rural location. Reliable transport is essential, particularly for night shifts. Free parking is available.

Apply now.

Apply today! Interviews are held on a rolling basis so we recommend applying sooner rather than later!

If you require any adjustments or further information, please contact the Recruitment Team.

Safeguarding & inclusion

St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults, and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in a regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

Night Care Assistant | Children’s Residential Care | Epilepsy | Complex Needs | Hertfordshire

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