Compass Community
Night Family Support Worker
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Night Family Support Worker
Night Family Support Worker – Family Support Worker Role
Are you a Life Changer? Do you want to lean in and transform the life of a child?
About the Role
Compass Community puts children first through their therapeutic, innovative approach. Guided by Integrity, Courage and Care, their team listens deeply, challenges one another, and collaborates to address what needs fixing—together.
This is their work. And they’d love for you to be part of it.
Role Overview
Compass Community is seeking Family Support Workers for a Residential Family Assessment Centre, housing a 7-bedroom assessment unit. This is a busy and challenging role requiring deep commitment and dedication to providing high-quality support to families and staff while adhering to OFSTED regulations. Strict safeguarding standards and an ethos of effective family support are non-negotiable to achieve positive outcomes.
As the Night Family Support Worker, you will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide on-call support to Parent & Child placements in a residential setting. This is an highly trusted role, demanding sensitivity and excellent safeguarding awareness. During your waking duty (10:00 PM – 8:00 AM), you’ll monitor the safety of families and oversee CCTV.
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You’ll work a 40-hour week across 7 days, following a rolling shift pattern, with an expectation of shift coverage flexibility when required.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing emotional and practical support to families in a live-in residential setting.
- Ensuring safeguarding compliance at all times, with vigilant observation and reporting.
- Collaborating closely with multi-disciplinary teams, including social workers, therapists, and external partners.
- Safeguarding Parent & Child placements during overnight shifts, monitoring CCTV feeds and following protocols.
- Supporting positive behavioural outcomes for families, maintaining a supportive yet firm approach.
- Flexibly adapting to unexpected challenges that may arise in overnight operations.
Essential Skills, Knowledge & Requirements
- At least 2 years’ experience working in a Children’s Residential Care, Early Years, or Children’s Social Care setting.
- Strong knowledge and experience of safeguarding, including complex family dynamics.
- Exceptional ability to communicate effectively in challenging situations, de-escalating tensions and building rapport.
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Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Experience in partnership working with families and external agencies, especially in Safeguarding or Looked After Children’s Teams.
- Possession or imminent completion of a Level 3 – Health & Social Care qualification (Child/Young People or Parent & Child Focus).
What We Offer
- Competitive salary up to £28,600
- Training opportunities to foster career growth
- Excellent annual leave + additional benefits
- MediCash perks for employee well-being
About Our Recruitment Process
Compass takes recruitment seriously, prioritising workforce safety. The vetting process includes:
- Satisfactory references check
- Enhanced DBS background
- Comprehensive interviews
Why Compass?
As an equal opportunity employer, Compass Community is committed to diversity and inclusion. They believe in fostering teams that reflect varied backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to better support their children and young people.
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