Children's Residential Care Worker - Part Time

YMCA Robin Hood Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 8,200 - 11,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days pro-rata annual leave (plus BH

Westfield Healthcare Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

24/7 GP line

£500 refer a friend scheme

Westfield Rewards and Blue Light Card

Job summary

YMCA Robin Hood Group in Nottingham is seeking a Part Time Residential Care Worker to join a not-for-profit charity running homes for children aged 5–18. You’ll work in a team to care for children 24/7, create a safe, nurturing home, and provide therapeutic support for trauma.

We offer a 6‑month training plan, funded Level 4 Residential Childcare, monthly supervision, and a clear career pathway. The role requires a flexible rota including long days, evenings, sleep-ins and weekends; driving

Qualifications

• Resilience to support children through challenging days.
• Calm, consistent approach to behaviours and routines.
• Compassionate, able to build trust and attachments.
• Confident in handling challenges and advocacy.
• Flexibility for rota including evenings and weekends.
• Full UK driving license is essential.
• Enhanced DBS with child barred list or eligible for update service.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to care for children 24/7.
• Create a safe, loving, nurturing home for children.
• Provide therapeutic care to help them recover from trauma.

Skills

Resilience

Calm demeanor

Compassion

Confidence

Flexibility

Driving license

DBS check

Job description

Children's Residential Care Worker - Part Time

YMCA Robin Hood Group is a not-for-profit charity that runs Residential Care Homes for children aged 5-18 years old. We run 5 homes across Nottingham, Newark, Selby and Goole.

We are ready to welcome new children into our homes and are therefore looking for Part Time Residential Care Workers to join us to provide the vital care and support they deserve.

Our 4 bed Nottingham home is based in NG3 and has on-street parking available.

If you have experience of working with children before either in a residential care setting or similar but are passionate about working with children, especially those who may have experienced adverse childhood experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do:

• - Work as part of a team to ensure the children are looked after 24/7.
• - Create a safe, loving, nurturing home.
• - Provide therapeutic care to help them navigate past trauma.

How we’ll support you:

• - A full training plan for your first 6 months.
• - Support to complete a fully funded level 4 qualification in Residential Childcare.
• - Monthly Supervision and ongoing support from the Management Team.
• - Career pathway to promotion.

Our Salary & Benefits:

• - 20 hours per week across a rota pattern.
• - Pro-rata 23 days annual leave rising to 28 day in 5 years plus Bank Holidays.
• - Westfield Healthcare Plan
• - Employee Assistance Programme
• - 24/7 GP line
• - £500 refer a friend scheme
• - Westfield Rewards and Blue Light Card

What You’ll Need:

• - Resilience – You won’t give up on a child, even on their toughest days
• - Calm and consistent manner – You’ll use our training to understand and respond to challenging behaviours
• - Compassion – You’ll listen, show up, and help children build trust and secure attachments
• - Confidence– You’ll handle challenges, advocate for children, and be their voice
• - Flexibility – You’ll work a rota of long days, evenings, sleep-ins, and weekends – we plan ahead but value your support when things change
• - A driving license – A full UK licence is essential to use our home’s car for school runs and activities
• - An enhanced DBS with child barred list check– if you aren’t on the update service, we will get you a new DBS.

Diversity, Inclusion and Safer Recruitment

YMCA Robin Hood Group is committed toequal opportunities, promotingdiversity, and creating aninclusive culturewhere all staff can thrive.

Should you require any adjustments to support your full participation in our recruitment process, we would encourage you to share your needs with us so we can support you with your requirements.

We follow rigorous safer recruitment processes to ensure the protection of children, young people, and adults at risk. All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, reference checks, and thorough vetting as part of our commitment to safeguarding.