Night Support Worker 0177
Job description
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About Us:
At Aurora Boveridge College, we support young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who have additional social, emotional, autism and mental health needs.
We're currently looking for a Night Support Worker to assist our students in their homes (on-site) (no personal care responsibilities). Come and join our exciting team and make a difference.
The role:
As a Night support worker, you will play an important role in our young people's lives, preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training, or employment.
Following a handover from our day team, you'll support our students with their evening routine. You will mentor and support our young people in their evening activities, sports, or hobbies both on and off site and ensure they settle for night. This will be with the use of verbal and visual prompting dependent on the need of the young person.
You'll also provide a key liaison point for parents and carers and ensure all health/medical needs are looked after throughout the night. You will be the listening ear and emotional support for young people to talk to after a busy day.
The key to this role will be your ability to participate and to motivate whilst ensuring our students develop their own independent living skills.
=Please see the link below for our full job description: Job Description: Night Support Worker
Skills and Qualifications:
Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate (no experience needed – we'll fund all your training):
· Willingness to participate, be positive and creative in meeting our young person's needs
· Able to support and develop independence skills such as budgeting, cooking, housekeeping as well as accessing the wider community
· Ability to prompt / encourage in a positive manner whilst providing social/emotional behavioural support
· Ability to show a strong understanding of what “good care” looks like and how to put the young person's needs first, whilst empowering them to be independent
· Due to our rural location access to transport and a drivers licence is essential
· Given the age of our students all applicants must be 21 and over
How to Apply
If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For the full job description and break down of duties, please contact Adele from the recruitment team at
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
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⭐ Highlight any autism or mental health support experience at the top of your CV as this role specifically supports young people with these needs
🚗 Emphasise your driving licence and reliable transport access prominently as this is essential due to the rural Wimborne location
🏠 Showcase any experience with independent living skills training (budgeting, cooking, housekeeping) as these are core responsibilities
🌙 If you have night shift or residential care experience, feature this prominently as the role involves overnight support
📋 Mention any safeguarding training or DBS clearance you already hold as enhanced checks are required for this position
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- •Supported 8 young people with autism through evening routines using visual prompting techniques, achieving 95% successful bedtime transitions
- •Delivered independent living skills training in budgeting and cooking to 12 residents, with 85% progressing to semi-independent accommodation
- •Maintained overnight safety protocols across 4 residential units, completing incident reports and handovers for 25 young people with mental health needs
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Aurora Boveridge College's commitment to supporting young people with autism and mental health needs aligns perfectly with my passion for empowering vulnerable individuals. Your Night Support Worker role particularly appeals to me because it combines independent living skills training with the emotional support these young people need during their transition to adulthood.
My background in supporting individuals with additional needs has equipped me with the patience and creativity required to use visual and verbal prompting effectively. I understand the importance of fostering independence while providing the security of overnight support, and I'm committed to putting young people's needs first while helping them develop essential life skills.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you support a young person with autism to develop independent cooking skills?
- ›What strategies would you use for visual and verbal prompting with different learning needs?
- ›How do you ensure safeguarding procedures are followed during night shifts?
- ›Describe your approach to managing evening routines for young people with mental health needs
- ›How would you document and handover important information to the day team?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you motivated someone who was reluctant to participate in activities
- ›Describe a situation where you had to provide emotional support to someone after a difficult day
- ›Give an example of when you helped someone develop independence in daily tasks
- ›Tell me about a time you had to be creative in engaging with young people
- ›Describe how you would handle a situation where a young person was struggling to settle for the night
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you motivated someone who was reluctant to participate in activities
Describe a situation where you had to provide emotional support to someone after a difficult day