Residential Support Worker

Role Info

• Role Identification 13181
• Job Category Social Care
• Posting Date 06/03/2026, 05:49 PM
• Locations Chesterfield Residential
• Apply Before 06/16/2026, 11:00 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Salary £30,000 per annum
• Vetting Level Required DBS Enhanced Adult & Children

Salary: up to £30,000 per year

Location:

Chesterfield

Contract/

Hours:

Permanent / Full Time – 37 hours per week

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers

A bit about the role

As a Residential Support Worker (Waking Nights), you’ll provide emotional and practical support to young people, helping them feel safe, settled and supported overnight. Your main priority will be maintaining a calm, secure environment, following safeguarding procedures, managing behaviours and responding to any incidents.

Once our young people are settled, you’ll also use quieter periods to help prepare the home for the day ahead ensuring everything is safe, organised and ready for the day team.

You’ll work closely with other professionals to follow individual care plans, adapting your support to meet each young person’s needs. This includes supporting evening and morning routines, promoting independence and wellbeing, and keeping clear, accurate records of each shift.

This is a waking night role, with shifts from 9:30pm to 7:30am.

What you do could make a difference

How you’ll help to create brighter futures

• Providing a safe, calm and supportive environment throughout the night
• Supporting care planning, including helping to assess needs, review progress and manage risk
• Working with the wider team and other professionals to share information and contribute to reports
• Attending meetings such as reviews and working alongside professionals involved in each young person’s care
• Taking responsibility on shift to help ensure a safe, high-quality service
• Supporting and guiding colleagues where appropriate, following policies and procedures
• Leading by example in day-to-day practice and maintaining high standards of care
• Helping to deliver consistent, round-the-clock care in line with regulation

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

• Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 2 years of commencing employment with us, full support will be provided.
• Experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
• Application of a range of techniques to co‑ordinate and communicate with service users and their families
• Have a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting
• Flexibility to work different shift patterns in order to support the service and maintain a fair rota
• Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role

We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.

We also encourage applications from men, who are underrepresented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.