Residential Support Worker

Vetro Recruitment; Exeter; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Ongoing training

Structured environment

Team collaboration

Job summary

Vetro Recruitment is recruiting a Residential Support Worker in Exeter to support children and young people in a safe, nurturing residential setting. You’ll help maximise each child’s potential by promoting choice, independence, and positive outcomes through consistent, child-centred care.

Working as part of a supportive team, you’ll follow placement plans, record daily journals, and uphold safeguarding standards while keeping a calm, structured environment that meets physical, emotional,

Qualifications

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Experience supporting children in residential, care, or similarly structured settings (desirable).
• Confidence working within policies, procedures, and risk assessments, including incident reporting.
• Flexibility to work rota patterns, including sleep-in duties and occasional lone working.

Responsibilities

• Supporting children’s daily routines and weekly plans, ensuring they are safe, engaged, and listened to.
• Following each child’s Placement Plan, promoting education and supporting attendance and learning.
• Maintaining accurate records and completing key admin tasks such as daily journals, handovers, medication documentation, and telephone enquiries.
• Promoting a safe, warm, and supportive environment that meets physical, emotional, psychological, educational, recreational, and social needs.
• Responding appropriately to incidents and emergencies, using de-escalation and following individual behaviour/PBS plans where required.
• Upholding policies, procedures, risk assessments, confidentiality, and safeguarding standards at all times.

Skills

Safeguarding

Child development support

Record keeping

Job description

Job Title: Residential Support Worker

Location: Exeter

Salary: £31,000 - £40,000

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Job Description

The Residential Support Worker role is an opportunity to support children and young people in a safe, nurturing residential setting in Exeter. You’ll help maximise each child’s potential by promoting choice, independence, and positive outcomes through consistent, child-centred care.

Working as part of a supportive team, you will follow individual placement plans and communication strategies to ensure every child has a voice and feels heard.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting children’s daily routines and weekly plans, ensuring they are safe, engaged, and listened to.
• Following each child’s Placement Plan, promoting education and supporting attendance and learning.
• Maintaining accurate records and completing key admin tasks such as daily journals, handovers, medication documentation, and telephone enquiries.
• Promoting a safe, warm, and supportive environment that meets physical, emotional, psychological, educational, recreational, and social needs.
• Responding appropriately to incidents and emergencies, using de-escalation and following individual behaviour/PBS plans where required.
• Upholding policies, procedures, risk assessments, confidentiality, and safeguarding standards at all times.

Requirements & Qualifications

• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Experience supporting children in a residential, care, or similarly structured setting (desirable).
• Confidence working within policies, procedures, and risk assessments, including incident reporting.
• Flexibility to work rota patterns, including sleep-in duties and occasional lone working.

Benefits & Work Environment

• £31,000 - £40,000 with opportunities for development
• Ongoing training and support to complete required learning
• A structured environment with clear plans, guidance, and team collaboration

Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.