Bank Support Worker - Children's Residential Home

Agincare; Wimborne Minster; Sur place; GBP 19 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Company pension

Refer-a-friend bonus

Paid Enhanced DBS

Blue Light Discount

Early On Demand Pay

Career development pathways

Staff recognition and appreciation

Résumé du poste

Agincare is seeking a Bank Support Worker for its Children’s Residential Homes in Wimborne. You will provide compassionate, consistent support to children with complex needs, helping them feel safe and valued.

Full training is provided, with a flexible schedule that includes day and night shifts and sleep-ins. Holders of NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare and a valid driving licence will be preferred as travel between two Wimborne sites may be required.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training and ongoing support provided.

Responsabilités

• Build trusting relationships with children and young people.
• Support daily routines from school runs and mealtimes to bedtime.
• Help children learn life skills and build independence.
• Work with the team to ensure children feel safe, secure and cared for.
• Support care plans, routines and risk assessments with training.
• Handle challenging behaviour calmly and with empathy using a therapeutic approach.
• Participate in sleep-ins as required.

Connaissances

Caring

Reliability

Patience

Formation

NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare

Outils

Driving licence

Description du poste

Bank Support Worker - Children's Residential Home

Package Description: Be part of something meaningful. Earn up to £15.50 per hour (£14.50 unqualified) in our childrens home and help shape an expanding not-for-profit service supporting children with complex emotional, behavioural, and learning needs. We are looking for Bank Support Workers who are caring, dependable, and passionate about making a real difference. Were looking for flexible team members who can work a mixture of both day and night shifts to meet the needs of our Children's homes in Wimborne.

Your Role as a Bank Support Worker

As part of a team wholeheartedly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, you’ll provide consistent, compassionate support to children helping them feel safe, valued, and empowered. You will:

• Build trusting, positive relationships with children and young people
• Support daily routines from school runs and mealtimes to play and bedtime
• Help children learn life skills and build their independence
• Work as part of a team to ensure children feel safe, secure, and cared for
• Support with care plans, routines, and risk assessments (with training)
• Handle challenging behaviour calmly and with empathy, using a therapeutic approach
• Take part in fun, active days every day is different!
• Be part of the sleep‑in rota, (flexibility is essential)

About You

We’re looking for people who are caring, reliable, and motivated to make a difference. You don’t need experience as full training and ongoing support are provided. You will:

• Have a genuine interest in supporting children with complex needs
• Be patient, resilient, and emotionally intelligent
• Be able to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends, and sleep‑ins
• Be able to meet the role’s practical and emotional demands
• Have a positive attitude and a team‑player mindset
• Hold or be committed to completing NVQ Level 3 (or above) in Residential Childcare
• Hold a driving licence (dual registered home across 2 sites in Wimborne) so travel to both homes may be required.

Main duties of the job

The role of a Bank Support Worker at Agincare Childrens' Services involves supporting children with complex emotional, behavioural, and learning needs. The position requires building positive relationships with the children, supporting their daily routines, including school runs and mealtimes, and helping them develop life skills. Flexibility is essential as the role includes working both day and night shifts, including sleep‑ins. Experience is not necessary as full training and ongoing support are provided. Candidates should have a genuine interest in supporting children, be patient, resilient, and have a positive attitude. A driving license is required due to the dual registered home across two sites in Wimborne.

About us

Agincare is a family‑run organisation, proudly celebrating 40 years of service to communities. As one of the UK's largest care providers, Agincare operates over 170 locations nationwide, offering diverse services such as care and nursing homes, home care, and live‑in care. The company places a strong emphasis on quality and has recently expanded its services with the launch of not‑for‑profit Children's Services. Agincare values inclusiveness and encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds. As an equal opportunities employer, Agincare is committed to supporting care leavers and the Armed Forces community, offering guaranteed interviews and career support.

Why Join Us?

At Agincare, we are a family‑run organisation that puts people first both the children we support and the incredible staff who care for them. We're proud of our values, our commitment to quality, and our friendly, supportive work culture.

What You’ll Receive:

• From £14.50 per hour + additional for overnight shifts if required.
• £15.50 per hour if Level 3 in Residential Childcare held
• Full-time, average of 40 hours per week with sleep ins as required
• Company pension scheme
• Refer‑a‑friend bonus up to £1,000*
• Paid Enhanced DBS
• Blue Light Discount package
• Early On Demand Pay
• Career development pathways and training
• Staff recognition and appreciation schemes

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing family‑owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not‑for‑profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live‑in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You don’t need experience as full training and ongoing support are provided. You will: Hold or be committed to completing NVQ Level 3 (or above) in Residential Childcare Hold a driving licence (dual registered home across 2 sites in Wimborne) so travel to both homes may be required.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.