Residential Support Worker - Children's Services

Residential Support Practitioner - Children's Services

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Permanent/Full-time opportunity

£13.50ph - £14.00ph (DOE) + £50 bonus per sleep-in, dependent on experience

£34,416 - £35,424 estimated annual salary (based on 168 waking hours plus 12 sleep ins per month, usually 2–3 shifts per week)

Enhancement rates available for overtime and bank holidays.

We are a growing, forward-thinking children’s residential care organisation with homes across the Southwest, London, and a brand-new multi-home provision in Durham. Our mission is powerful and clear: to help children aged 7–17 rebuild trust, confidence, and hope.

We work with young people who have experienced loss, instability, or trauma. We don’t define them by their past — we support them to step into their potential. Using trauma-informed, PACE-based practice, we create warm, stable homes where children feel safe, valued, and encouraged to grow. This is meaningful work. This is change you can see happen.

• Frontline leadership support — you’ll never be left alone to figure it out
• Employee Assistance Programme for emotional & wellbeing support
• Your Birthday Off — every year, no questions asked
• Generous Referral Bonus when you help brilliant people join the team
• Wellness Allowance to support your physical & mental health
• Extra Annual Leave increasing with service
• Donation Match Scheme to back causes you care about
• Fully Funded Qualifications (including Level 3 Residential Childcare Diploma)
• Blue Light Card Access for discounts & perks
• Access to a Company Vehicle when needed for work
• Enhanced Pay for Overtime & Festival Periods

You’ll help make a house feel like a home — safe, nurturing, and full of possibility. Your days will include:

• Being a positive, grounding influence for young people
• Building meaningful relationships based on trust
• Supporting emotional development, independence, routines, learning & community involvement
• Championing safeguarding and positive practice
• Working as part of a supportive, reflective team
• You will be flexible with your working days to meet the needs of the home, including evenings, weekends, and sleep‑ins.

If you’re ready to help young people grow, heal, and believe in themselves, we’ll give you everything you need to succeed.

• Experience working with children and young people
• Willingness to work a varied rota

• Experience working with children and young people with SEND or learning disabilities (LD)
• Full UK driving licence & access to a car

Safety is at the heart of everything we do. All roles require safer recruitment checks, enhanced DBS clearance, and ongoing safeguarding training.