Care Support Worker

Care Support Worker - Children's Residential Care (Epilepsy & Complex Needs)

Location: Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Pay: £13.30 - £14.14 per hour (£25,943 - £27,564 per annum)
Hours: Full-time & Part-time available
Shifts: Earlies (7:00am-2:30pm) | Lates (2:15pm-9:45pm) | Alternate Weekends

At St Elizabeth's Centre, our Care Support Workers help children with epilepsy and complex needs thrive, achieve and enjoy life to the fullest. Whether it's supporting a child to build confidence, take part in activities, learn new skills or simply have fun, every day brings opportunities to make a meaningful impact.

St Elizabeth's is a specialist charity supporting children, young people and adults with complex needs, including epilepsy, learning disabilities and physical disabilities.

Set within a beautiful Hertfordshire countryside, our unique site includes:

• Children's Homes
• School, Sixth Form and College
• Community Hub
• Supported Living
• On-site therapy and nursing teams

You'll become part of a welcoming, supportive community where your development matters and your work truly makes a difference.

As a Care Support Worker in our Children's Homes, you will support children aged 5-19 with epilepsy and complex medical and developmental needs.

Every child is unique and every day is different. One day you could be helping a child build confidence in the swimming pool, baking their favourite treats, or supporting them with homework. The next, you might be enjoying a trip into the town, helping them develop independence, or celebrating a personal achievement they've worked incredibly hard to reach.

Every interaction matters-and every day brings the chance to make a lasting impact.

This role is ideal for anyone considering a future career in:

• Healthcare or Education
• Nursing
• Teaching
• Social Work

• Providing person-centred care and support
• Supporting children with personal care, wellbeing and daily routines
• Encouraging participation in education, play, therapy and community activities
• Supporting activities such as swimming, baking, shopping and outings
• Recording care notes and progress in line with safeguarding standards
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team including nurses, therapists and teachers
• Following care plans and behaviour support strategies

We invest in our staff and provide:

• • Comprehensive paid induction
  • Ongoing specialist training from our Learning & Development and Nursing teams
  • Epilepsy awareness and emergency response training
  • Fully funded RQF Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
  • Opportunities to progress into Senior Care and leadership roles

Whether you're starting your career or looking for a new direction, we'll support your professional development every step of the way.

• Competitive hourly pay
• * 50% uplift for weekend overtime,
  * 25% uplift for Mon - Fri overtime
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays (rising to 30 days' after 5 years service)
• Free DBS check
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised staff transport from Harlow, Bishop's Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Stanstead Abbotts
• Affordable on-site staff accommodation (£200 per month, up to 2 years - role dependent)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support

St Elizabeth's Centre is located in a rural setting in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire,
so access to reliable transport is important.

To help make commuting easier, we offer subsidised staff transport routes and affordable on-site accommodation options.

St Elizabeth's Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults, and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in a regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.

Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and Investor in People.

Care Support Worker | Children's Residential Care | Epilepsy | Complex Needs | Hertfordshire