Job title: Waking Night Children's Support Worker
Employer: Active Care Group
Location: Southend-on-Sea
Salary: up to £13.50 per hour
Contract type: Full Time
Division: South
Posted date: 2026-10-21
Closing date: 2026-12-07

12 hour Waking Night Shifts available.

Would you love a rewarding role, supporting our young client with complex health needs in their family home overnight?

Come and join Active Assistance.

What you'll be doing
We are expanding our client base and have a new client in Leigh-on-Sea.

This role is to support our new young client with complex health needs in their family home overnight. Our client's health needs include epilepsy, dystonia, neurological impairment, developmental delay, wheelchair user and visual impairment.

You will be required to stay awake overnight to support the client with all their needs. Full specialist training will be provided.

Shifts

• Waking Nights
• 12 hour shifts
• 2 nights (24 hours) or 3 nights available (36 hours)

In this role, you'll support one individual with complex needs as part of a consistent care team, with regular weekly shifts and rotas planned in advance. While the role is offered on a flexible zero-hours contract, the work is ongoing and typically provides a stable working pattern with the same client.

What we can offer you

• Up to £13.50 per hour (depending on experience) - you'll also receive an additional 14.07% holiday pay on every hour worked
• Advanced monthly rotas
• Excellent Induction Training
• Ongoing support from our Children's Care Manager
• Paid DBS Check
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Assistance

At Active Assistance we want everyone to feel welcome and supported. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or interview process, just let us know and we'd be very happy to discuss this with you.

Take a look around the company https://activecaregroup.co.uk/