Children's Residential Support Worker

SCR; Walberton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist therapeutic children's home is seeking emotionally intelligent individuals to provide nurturing care for children aged 5-10 with complex trauma backgrounds. The role includes building genuine, long-term relationships with children, supporting their emotional regulation, and engaging in a therapeutic parenting approach. Candidates should have experience in residential care or schools, exhibit resilience, and possess a genuine passion for child-focused care. Competitive training and development opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Fully funded Level 3 qualification

NAPPI Level 3 training

Support for further education and progression

Qualifications

• Experience in residential care or schools is preferred.
• Confident in supporting children with trauma and challenging behaviors.
• Warm personality and calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide loving, therapeutic care for children.
• Support emotional regulation and routines.
• Build long-term attachments with children.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Resilience

Ability to handle trauma

Child-centered approach

Education

Level 3 Children & Young People qualification

Job description

We're recruiting for a small, specialist therapeutic children's home in Chatham that supports just 8 children aged 5-10 with EBD and complex trauma backgrounds. This is a long-term placement home, where children typically stay 2-3 years, allowing staff to build genuine, meaningful relationships.

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This service runs one home only - no expansion plans, no corporate feel - just a consistent, child-centred environment where staff are truly invested in.

About the Home

• Trauma-informed, nurturing, and relationship-led care
• Children transition to foster families around age 11-12
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• Strong focus on enrichment, routine, and emotional safety

Children enjoy:

• Daily enrichment activities
• Group therapeutic games every weekday evening
• After-school clubs (dance, karate, extra classes)
• Annual summer camping trip and regular outings (All community activities are fully risk-assessed and supervised)

The Role

• Provide consistent, loving, and therapeutic care
• Support emotional regulation, routines, and daily life
• Build long-term attachments and act as a positive role model
• Work closely with the therapeutic team and education support
• Use a therapeutic parenting approach - this is a home where appropriate affection, comfort, and nurturing are encouraged

Who They're Looking For

• Reliable, resilient, and emotionally intelligent individuals
• Experience in residential care, schools, or family support is ideal (Family Practitioner or school-based experience is highly transferable)
• Confident supporting children with trauma and challenging behaviours
• Warm personality, calm under pressure, and genuinely child-focused
• Passion for long-term impact rather than short-term placements
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• This is a role for someone who wants to really parent, not just superviseFAST

Training, Development & Progression

• Level 3 Children & Young People qualification fully funded
• Enrolled onto Level 3 immediately if unqualified
• NAPPI Level 3 (challenging behaviour) training provided
• Further education, apprenticeships, and progression fully supported