Support Worker Children & Young People

Residential Childrens Worker Crewe Cheshire

Therapeutic EBD Complex & Solo Provision

Experienced/qualified: 27358.50 5475.00 sleep-in payments (32833.50) based 2 Days On / 4 Days Off
Inexperienced/new to residential childcare: 26443.50 fully funded Level 3 qualification
Sleep-ins: 45 per sleep-in
Full-time and flexible zero-hours positions available

Do a job that matters.

Being a Residential Childrens Worker isnt always easy. Some days are challenging some are messy and some will test your patience.

But then there are the moments that make it all worthwhile.

A young person who starts to trust you. A difficult day that ends well. A new skill they didnt think they could master. A laugh around the dinner table. Seeing someone who has had a tough start in life begin to believe in themselves.

Thats the job.

At Homes for Support youll be part of a team providing safe nurturing homes for children and young people who need stability consistency and adults they can rely on.

What youll actually do

Youll be part of everyday life in the home. That means youll:

• Build positive trusting relationships with young people

• Support their emotional wellbeing and development

• Help with routines meals education appointments and activities

• Encourage independence and life skills

• Respond calmly and safely when things dont go to plan

• Follow individual care plans risk assessments and safeguarding procedures

• Keep accurate records and communicate effectively with colleagues

• Work alongside families social workers education and other professionals

• Be a positive role model and provide clear consistent boundaries

• Take part in supervision training and reflective practice

Its a hands-on role. Youll spend much more time with young people than behind a desk.

Different homes. Different opportunities.

We have opportunities across several types of residential provision so theres scope to find the environment that suits your experience and interests.

Therapeutic homes

Work with young people who have experienced trauma or adversity using a nurturing and therapeutic approach to help them feel safe understood and able to develop.

EBD homes

Support young people with emotional and behavioural needs. Youll help create structure consistency and positive relationships while helping young people understand and manage their emotions and behaviour.

Complex & Solo Provision

Work more intensively with young people who have particularly complex needs and may require solo provision.

These roles can provide opportunities no to develop experience in more specialist care including working within a framework where Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) may be relevant.

Youll receive the training guidance and support needed for the provision youre working in.

New to residential childcare

Thats absolutely fine.

You dont need years of care experience to become a great Residential Childrens Worker.

Were looking for people who are kind reliable resilient willing to learn and able to build genuine relationships with young people.

If youre new to residential childcare youll complete our 18-month Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare giving you a recognised qualification while you build your experience.

Complete your Level 3 and youll receive a completion bonus and move onto our enhanced pay rate.

So your development isnt just something we talk about - theres a reward for achieving it.

Already experienced or qualified

If you already have relevant residential childcare experience and/or qualifications youll be considered for our enhanced pay rate of 14.45 per hour.

Your experience matters to us and we want you to be able to use it.

Your working pattern

Full-time: For people looking for a regular career in residential childcare youll work two days and have four days off. The hours are 08:00-23:00 plus sleep-in.

Zero-hours/flexible: For people who want flexibility around other commitments another job family life or simply want to choose when they work.

Full-time roles require you to be a car driver with access to your own car for work or access to a company fleet vehicle because our homes and young peoples needs require flexibility to travel.

What youll get

We want the reward for doing this job to go beyond your payslip.

Pay & financial rewards

• Enhanced overtime include double-time at Christmas and New Year

• Paid training

• Company pension

• Paid annual leave

• Company sick pay

• Compassionate/bereavement pay

• Health cash plan to help towards dental optical and so much more

• Mileage/fuel support in line with our travel arrangements

• Access to company fleet vehicles for eligible full-time roles

Training & career development

• Fully funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

• Structured 18-month development programme for new workers

• Regular supervision and support

• Ongoing mandatory and specialist training

• Opportunities to develop experience in therapeutic EBD and complex care

• Clear progression opportunities into Senior Residential Childrens Worker Team Leader Deputy Manager and Registered Manager roles

Wellbeing & support

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Health and wellbeing support

• Health Shield health benefits following eligibility

• Supportive supervision and reflective practice

• A team around you when the work gets tough

• Recognition for people who make a difference

Life at Homes for Support

Were growing but we dont want to lose what makes our homes feel like homes.

Our values are simple: Care. Compassion. Teamwork.

Youll work alongside people who genuinely care about the young people they support and about each other.

There will be serious moments. There will be challenging behaviour. There will be paperwork difficult conversations and days when things dont go according to plan.

There will also be football day trips birthdays Christmas dinners inside jokes celebrations achievements and plenty of moments where you realise this is why you do the job.

We want our teams to be places where people can be themselves ask for help learn from each other and have a bit of fun along the way.

What were looking for

You dont need to have worked in childrens care before.

Wed like you to be:

• Caring and compassionate

• Patient and emotionally resilient

• Reliable and responsible

• A good communicator

• Comfortable working as part of a team

• Able to maintain professional boundaries

• Willing to learn and develop

• Committed to safeguarding children and young people

Experience in residential childcare childrens homes social care support work education youth work mental health health worker prison service custody suite SEN challenging behaviour or similar is useful but isnt essential for our entry-level roles.

Ready to find out more

If youre looking for a job where you can earn learn and genuinely change a young persons life wed like to hear from you.

Our application is short - you dont need to write an essay.

Tell us your skills and availability for an interview. Youll then be asked to provide your employment history since leaving school.

Apply now and take your first step towards becoming a Residential Childrens Worker at Homes for Support.