Children's Residential Support Worker

Carestaff Solutions; Croydon; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Carestaff Solutions is seeking passionate Children's Residential Support Workers in Croydon to ensure child welfare and engage positively with youth, particularly those exhibiting challenging behavior. Join a dedicated team that values flexible work, offers various opportunities, and supports your professional development with ongoing training and consultation.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant support

Part-funded mandatory training

Weekly pay

5.6 weeks of annual leave

Support with Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Variety of work opportunities

Qualifications

• Caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated support workers wanted.
• Good communication skills and a person-centered approach are essential.
• Experience in residential care is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people.
• Promote a safe and nurturing environment.
• Engage with young people showing challenging behavior.

Skills

Communication Skills

Reliability

Caring Nature

Flexibility

Education

Experience in the field

Job description

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Children's Residential Support Worker, Croydon

Client: Carestaff Solutions

Location: Croydon, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 766fb6bde141

Job Views: 3

Posted: 25.06.2025

Expiry Date: 09.08.2025

Job Description:

Carestaff Solutions is looking for passionate, committed, enthusiastic, and experienced children and young people residential workers.

Our clients prioritize the care, wellbeing, and education of children, and our workers embody this child-centered approach. Whether working a last-minute shift or on a rolling contract, our team members are as effective as permanent staff.

We aim to improve the lives of children and young people and positively influence their wider relationships.

Duties:

• Work within and ensure effective delivery of policies and procedures in the client environment.
• Monitor and maintain administrative requirements, ensuring compliance with children’s legislation and home practices.
• Promote and actively encourage a safe, structured, and nurturing environment.
• Engage proactively with young people displaying challenging behavior.
• Help young people identify unsafe, harmful, or abusive situations and individuals.
• Ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people at all times.
• Utilize a variety of intervention strategies for behavior management.
• Create an open culture with young people in care.
• Follow safeguarding protocols to ensure child safety.

Benefits of working with Carestaff Solutions:

• Variety of work opportunities.
• Dedicated consultant support.
• Availability and booking via a dedicated app.
• Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
• Part-funded mandatory training.
• 5.6 weeks of annual leave.
• Support with Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Weekly pay.

Requirements for Support Workers:

• Caring nature with good communication skills.
• Enthusiastic, friendly, and flexible.
• Reliable and passionate.
• Person-centered approach.
• Experience in the field.

About Carestaff Solutions:

We are a health and social care staffing, training, and compliance provider across the UK, with a focus on the North West of England and Greater London. With over 16 years of experience, we pride ourselves on quality service, person-centered approaches, reliability, and high training standards. We are available 24/7 to support you whenever you need us.