Children's Residential Support Worker

Prospects; Taunton; Sur place; GBP 30 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Sleep-in payment £50 per sleep-in

Ofsted Bonus Scheme

Annual Attendance Bonus

28 days annual leave

Fully funded Level 3 Diploma in Radi…?

Healthcare & wellbeing support

Career progression opportunities

Free meals on shift

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Résumé du poste

Homes2Inspire is seeking a Children's Residential Support Worker for its Henlade home near Taunton. You’ll help children recover from trauma, build trust, and develop life skills in a nurturing, therapeutic environment.

The role includes shifts, weekends, and sleep-ins, with comprehensive induction and ongoing training. We offer a competitive salary (£29,767-£31,579 p.a.), generous leave, and a range of benefits including sleep-in payments and career progression within a growing national

Qualifications

• Experience working with children, young people, or adults with complex needs or behaviours that challenge.
• Strong emotional resilience and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Confidence with therapeutic, child-centred approaches.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Willingness to complete Level 3 Diploma if not already qualified.

Responsabilités

• Build trusting relationships with children and young people.
• Provide day-to-day care, guidance, and emotional support.
• Help children develop independence and essential life skills.
• Support access to education, hobbies, activities and community opportunities.
• Safeguard and promote welfare of children at all times.
• Respond calmly and therapeutically to challenging situations.
• Work with colleagues, social workers, education professionals, and clinicians.
• Contribute to care planning and record keeping.

Connaissances

Childcare experience

Therapeutic communication

Crisis management

Team collaboration

Full UK driving licence

Flexibility

Formation

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Description du poste

£50.00 per sleep-in

Looking for a Career That Changes Lives?

At Homes2Inspire, we believe every child deserves a place where they feel safe, loved, supported, and able to thrive.

Location: Henlade, Somerset

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £29,767 - £31,579 per annum (£14.31 - £15.18 per hour)

Sleep-In Payment: £50.00 per sleep-in

Our 3-bed children's home in Henlade, Somerset, provides a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment for children and young people who have experienced significant trauma, loss, and disruption in their lives. Working as part of a dedicated team, you'll help children build trust, develop resilience, and create positive experiences that can change the course of their future.

Located just outside Taunton, Henlade offers the perfect balance of rural surroundings and access to local amenities, education, leisure opportunities, and community activities. These opportunities play an important role in helping children build confidence, independence, and a sense of belonging.

This is more than a care role. It's about being the consistent, caring adult who helps a child feel safe enough to grow, heal, and achieve their potential.

What You'll Do

As a Children's Residential Support Worker, you'll play an important role in helping children recover from past experiences and build positive futures.

You Will

• Build positive, trusting relationships with children and young people.
• Provide day-to-day care, guidance, and emotional support.
• Help children develop independence, confidence, and essential life skills.
• Support children to access education, hobbies, activities, and community opportunities.
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of children at all times.
• Respond calmly and therapeutically to challenging situations.
• Work closely with colleagues, social workers, education professionals, and clinicians.
• Contribute to care planning, record keeping, and celebrating children's achievements.

No two days are ever the same, but every day gives you the opportunity to make a genuine difference.

About Our Henlade Home

Our children's home in Henlade provides a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment where children and young people can feel valued, supported, and empowered to achieve their potential.

Located just outside Taunton, the home is easily accessible from Taunton, Wellington, Bridgwater, Ilminster, Burnham-on-Sea, Chard, and surrounding Somerset areas.

The home benefits from excellent access to local education, leisure facilities, green spaces, and community opportunities, helping children develop confidence, independence, and a sense of belonging within a supportive environment.

What We’re Looking For

Our homes support children with complex emotional and behavioural needs. We're looking for resilient, compassionate individuals who can provide stability, nurture, and understanding, even during challenging moments.

You’ll Need

• Experience working with children, young people, or adults with complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties, or behaviours that challenge.
• Strong emotional resilience and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Confidence in managing difficult situations using therapeutic and child-centred approaches.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A genuine passion for helping children achieve positive outcomes.
• A full UK driving licence.
• The ability to work shifts, weekends, and sleep-ins.
• A willingness to complete a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare if not already qualified.

Most importantly, we're looking for people who can see beyond behaviour and recognise the experiences, emotions, and unmet needs behind it.

What We Offer

• Salary of £29,767 - £31,579 per annum (£14.31 - £15.18 per hour).
• £50.00 per sleep-in.
• Ofsted Bonus Scheme for homes achieving Good or Outstanding inspection outcomes.
• Annual Attendance Bonus.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave.
• Award and Recognition Vouchers celebrating outstanding achievements and contributions.
• Comprehensive induction and specialist training.
• Fully funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
• Clinical support through our Homes & Horizons therapeutic model.
• Career progression opportunities within a growing national organisation.
• 28 days annual leave, increasing with service.
• Free meals whilst on shift.
• Unum Healthcare, providing healthcare reimbursements, remote GP access, wellbeing resources, and mental health support.
• Aviva Digicare, including Digital GP consultations, annual health checks, and mental health assessments.
• Employee discounts on shopping, cinema, travel, and holidays.
• Blue Light Card eligibility.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Access to confidential counselling and wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Christmas recognition vouchers and long-service awards.
• Ongoing learning, development, and support from experienced leaders.

Important Information

All successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment safer recruitment checks in line with Ofsted regulatory requirements and the Homes2Inspire Safer Recruitment Policy.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Applications will be reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before the advertised closing date.

Due to partnership working with Somerset Council, personal information provided during the recruitment process may be shared with partner organisations.

Interviews for this role will take place in person during planned assessment days. Please contact our Careers Team if you require any reasonable adjustments.

It is an important part of Homes2Inspire's recruitment process to ensure candidates are matched to the most appropriate service based on their skills, experience, and the needs of the children in our care. On occasion, this may result in an offer being made for an alternative service to the one originally applied for.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At Homes2Inspire, we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and welcome applications from all sections of society, including those with lived experience of disability, social exclusion, or care experience.

Homes2Inspire is proud to support care leavers through our Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you have lived experience of care and meet the minimum criteria for the role, please tell us as part of your application.

Male colleagues are currently underrepresented within our residential children's services and, while appointments are made solely on merit, we welcome applications from men who share our passion for helping children achieve positive outcomes.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're resilient, compassionate, and committed to helping children overcome challenges and achieve their potential, we'd love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion or to request a full job description:

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01788 487057