Support Worker Temp 2 Perm

Residential Support Worker

Location: Merseyside
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (Shift Work)
Driving Licence: Preferred (non-drivers may be considered for the right candidate)

Our client is looking to recruit two Residential Support Workers to join a specialist children's residential home supporting young people with complex additional needs.

This is a rewarding yet challenging opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of young people who require consistency, patience and therapeutic support.

The home supports young people with:

• Autism
• Severe learning disabilities
• Complex communication needs
• Behaviours of concern linked to anxiety and emotional dysregulation

The young people are non-verbal and require highly individualised support to help them feel safe, understood and achieve positive outcomes.

You will primarily support a young person with complex needs who requires a high level of emotional support, structure and reassurance.

The role includes supporting a young person who:

• Has Autism and severe learning disabilities.
• Has complex communication needs.
• Requires support to regulate emotions and manage anxiety.
• May display behaviours of concern, including physical aggression and self-injurious behaviour.
• Requires support with all aspects of daily living, including personal care.
• Builds trusting relationships over time through consistency, patient and a therapeutic approach.

The service believes that all behaviour is communication
, and successful candidates will share this person-centred, trauma-informed approach.

• Build positive, trusting relationships with young people.
• Provide consistent emotional support and co-regulation.
• Support all aspects of daily living, including personal care.
• Promote independence wherever possible.
• Respond safely and professionally to behaviours of concern.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to provide consistent, high-quality care.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to care planning.

We're keen to hear from candidates with experience in:

• Children's residential care
• Learning disabilities
• Autism
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
• Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Supporting children and young people who display behaviours of concern

You'll also be:

• Calm under pressure
• Resilient and emotionally intelligent
• Patient and compassionate
• Able to recognise that behaviour is a form of communication
• Committed to delivering high-quality, therapeutic care

• Experience working within children's residential care or a similar specialist setting.
• Experience supporting young people with complex needs.
• Understanding of trauma-informed and person-centred practice.
• Willingness to provide personal care.
• A full UK driving licence is preferred, although exceptional non-drivers will also be considered.