Residential Care Support Night Worker – Children’s
Employer Sutton Council
Location(s) Sutton
Workplace Type On-site Only
Contract Type Permanent
Working Hours Full Time
Grade 7
Salary Range £38,256 – £44,685 (£46,968 unconsolidated maximum)
Salary Basis Per annum
Leave Entitlement 28 days
Application Deadline 15/06/2026, 23:55
Anticipated Interview Date(s) 15/06/2026
About the Role and our Ideal Candidate
This is a demanding yet deeply rewarding role, perfect for dedicated professionals committed to delivering exceptional standards within children’s residential care. Joining a well-established team with a proven track record of success, you will play a vital role in further strengthening our service and supporting some of our most vulnerable young people. While the environment can be challenging, it offers immense satisfaction to those driven to provide the highest quality of care and stability.
About You
You are a resilient, experienced, and passionate practitioner who thrives on making a genuine difference. To succeed in this role, you will possess:
- Extensive experience working directly with children and young people, ideally within a residential care setting.
- Exceptional relationship‑building skills, with a proven ability to connect with and support children who have a wide range of complex needs and diverse life experiences.
- An outcome‑focused approach, effectively utilising your relationships with young people to inspire positive change, build trust, and help them achieve long‑term success.
Our Offer To You
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
- A generous annual leave entitlement of 26-32 days plus bank holidays (pro‑rata if part‑time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
- Enhanced Maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave.
- Two volunteering days per year.
- Flexible Working – Smarter Working Scheme (dependent on the role).
- Adjustable and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks.
- Learning and development portal offering a range of courses.
- Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres.
- Interest‑free season ticket loans.
- Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme.
- Electric vehicle leasing scheme.
- Confidential health & well‑being and counselling support.
Additional Information
We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough and we strive to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and instil a sense of belonging in our staff. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome applications from under‑represented groups.
To support our workers and their families we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.
We are also proud to be a disability‑confident employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. As an accredited London Living Wage Employer all our employees are guaranteed the London Living Wage regardless of their length or type of contract.
The UK has a points‑based immigration system affecting EU and Non‑EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance. Sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case‑by‑case basis.
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