Support Workers - West Lodge Childrens Residential

13/10/2026

Job profile for Support Workers
- West Lodge Childrens Residential Home

Salary Grade 5 - £27,709 - £28,608 Contractual hours 37 Basis Open Ended Package Weekend working enhancement: 8%
Qualifying unsocial hours enhancement: 8%
Sleep-in payment: £40.76 per sleep-in (£2,608.64 per annum based on 64 contracted sleep-ins)
Golden Hello payment: £3,000 (subject to terms and conditions) Job category/type Social Care Job reference REQAA
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Therapeutic Support Worker x West Lodge, Children’s Residential Home

Advertised are full time, open-ended positions for 37 hours per week.

West Lodge is an established Children’s Residential Home, based in St Ishmaels, Haverfordwest. Here we will provide temporary residence to 10-17 year olds who have encountered a range of adverse childhood experiences.

We are seeking experienced Support Workers to support us in delivering a dynamic, person centred service on an operational level. In this role, you will take designated responsibility for overseeing shifts at West Lodge in line with Care inspectorate Wales regulations.

The team is structured on an annualised, rota basis including evenings, nights & weekends to ensure that West Lodge continues to provide a consistently warm, safe, welcoming, happy, friendly and nurturing environment. Flexibility would be expected.

Benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave of up to 31 days
• Additional allowance for weekend and night working
• Membership of the Local Government ‘career average' defined benefit pension scheme
• A wide range of resources to support your health and wellbeing, including a professional in‑house occupational health service and access to counselling services
• Generous occupational maternity and paternity pay plan, on top of statutory benefits
• Salary sacrifice car and cycle schemes

The role includes an 8% enhancement for weekend working and an additional 8% enhancement for qualifying unsocial hours. You will also receive a standby/sleep‑in payment of £40.76 per sleep‑in
, with a contractual requirement to complete 64 sleep‑ins per year
, providing an annual value of £2,608.64
. In addition, the position offers a £3,000 Golden Hello payment, subject to the applicable terms and conditions. Overall, this package provides significant additional earnings on top of the base salary through enhancements, sleep‑in payments, and the one‑off recruitment incentive. To comply with the Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales requirements, applicants must be at least 21 years old and hold NVQ 3 in Caring for Children or Children and Young People or willingness to work towards this qualification.

For general queries or discussion about the role please contact Sharon Mathias Sharon. This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK. For further details, please refer to the Employee Benefits leaflet attached.

The Visit Pembrokeshire website  is an excellent source of information, and showcases the wide variety of activities, amenities and adventures that await you.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check. Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with…