Waking Night Support Worker

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us .

Waking Night Support Worker

We are recruiting for a brand new housing team to support our care leavers moving into our in-house supported accommodation provision.

The central Maidenhead location, which has been recently been refurbished to a high specification, will accommodation 20 care leavers requiring step down provision before they move on into their more permanent housing.

We will be operational from October 2026.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an expanding service that is already well established in Kingston.

We have a number of vacancies available for housing professionals who would like to join Achieving for Children and be part of this new team in Maidenhead providing a supportive environment that empowers our care leavers to reach their potential and prepare them for more independent living.

Salary advertised is full-time equivalent and will be pro rata'd for part-time hours.

Operational area Windsor and Maidenhead Primary place of work Maidenhead Town Hall, SL6 1LF Work Setting On Site Appointment type Fixed Term Length of contract 12 months Business area Children's Social Care Full time/Part time Part-time Salary from £27,143 (G4.29) Salary to £30,413 (G4.34) Hours 30 Estimated Interview date/s 27/07/2026 & 31/07/2026 Closing Date 05/07/2026 Job Reference 2394 Documents

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About the role

You will be based within the Housing & Outreach Support Team (HOST) and you will be working at our new supported housing project in Maidenhead. You will be the first point of contact for our residents at night, providing a friendly and warm welcome.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the safety of our young people and the security of the building.
• Providing emotional support and a compassionate ear to our young people.
• Reception duties including taking telephone calls, handling mail, taking rent payments, guest management.
• Dealing with any noise complaints and reporting any safeguarding concerns.
• Being designated fire marshal and first aider ensuring first safety and evacuation processes are followed.

If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Paul Coates, Housing & Outreach Support Team Manager on

About you

• We are looking for individuals who have previous experience delivering services to vulnerable young people within a housing setting and are educated to GCSE level with a relevant professional qualification in working with children or young people or supported housing.
• Be able to assess risk and generate solutions to problems, including effective mediation.
• Be committed to the protection and safeguarding of young people.
• Ability to identify and record any safeguarding issues.
• Ability to work unsociable hours including lone working.
• Ability to carry out cleaning tasks and Health & Safety checks.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
• Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of staff benefits and discounts
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children . For our social work offer . For our Recruitment Journey,

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.