Part-time Residential Support Worker

Compass Community; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A social support organization is seeking a part-time Residential Support Worker in Ipswich. This role offers flexible hours tailored to your availability, allowing you to assist children by facilitating activities, promoting their wellbeing, and supporting team tasks. No prior experience is required. The organization provides comprehensive training and a range of benefits including competitive pay for sleep-ins and generous leave entitlements.

Benefits

£50 per sleep-in

Pro-rata holiday entitlement starting at 224 hours

Service awards up to £600

Cash back for medical appointments

Monthly awards up to £150

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must be 22 years of age or above to meet Ofsted regulations.
• Previous experience is not essential.
• Successful completion of a Skills to Care induction.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate children’s activities and appointments.
• Support children in all aspects of their lives.
• Ensure health, wellbeing, and safeguarding.
• Assist with domestic tasks like cooking and cleaning.
• Manage timetables and paperwork.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Relationship building

Ability to remain calm

Manual driving license

Job description

Whether you’re studying, parenting, semi-retired, or simply want greater balance, a part-time Residential Support Worker role with flexible working hours could be exactly what you’re looking for.

Our flexible shifts are built around your availability, helping you maintain the work‑life balance you need. Early mornings, evenings, weekends, or just a few shifts per week – we work with you to create a pattern that fits.

We Are Looking For Someone Who

• Is 22 years of age or above (to meet Ofsted regulations).
• Is caring, compassionate and able to build positive relationships with others.
• Has a valid manual driving licence.
• Has the ability to remain calm in challenging situations.

Previous experience is not essential for this role.

Our Skills to Care induction includes 2 separate weeks of classroom‑based training and a week of shadow shifts to prepare for the new role.

What will I do as a Residential Support Worker?

Compass Homes are built around accepting a child as they are in a non‑judgemental way. You will allow our children to experience childhood, build self‑esteem and accept themselves, helping their journey into adulthood.

• You will help facilitate children’s activities and appointments, supporting them in all aspects of their lives. You will ensure their health and wellbeing, safeguarding them at all times.
• You will meet a variety of children and young people, some of whom may require high levels of supervision and support.
• You will support the wider team with a range of domestic tasks such as cleaning, cooking and food shopping.
• You will create timetables, manage paperwork and write reports.

Why work for Compass?

• £50 per sleep‑in.
• Pro‑ratio holiday entitlement starting at 224 hours, gradually increasing to 248 hours after 4 years working with us.
• Receive an additional 3.5 days of leave (one for your birthday, one for health and wellbeing, one to volunteer and a half‑day for festive celebrations).
• Receive £200 (2 years), £400 (5 years) and £600 (10 years) service awards, plus up to £500 special recognition award for outstanding practice.
• With MediCash, receive cash back for medical and wellbeing appointments such as dental treatment/check‑ups, optical care, physiotherapy and more.
• Win up to £150 in our monthly REACH Awards.
• Company pension scheme.

The successful applicants will be appointed subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.

Compass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Above all we thrive on our ethos “Potential Not Perfection”, meaning we will consider all applications.