Residential Support Worker

Action for Children; Grove; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave pro-rata + bankH

Professional training and development

Free Parking

Pension with employer contribution

Leave buy/sell option

Blue Light Card discounts

Wellbeing day

Job summary

Action for Children is seeking a Residential Support Worker for waking nights and day shifts at The Grove in High Wycombe. The role runs on a 4-week rota with complex youth support, safeguarding, and enabling young people aged 8-18 to reach their potential.

You will provide lead case planning, coordinate care with multi-agency partners, and attend reviews and court-related meetings while maintaining high standards and a positive, supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a care setting with vulnerable children.
• Ability to build positive relationships and trust.
• Strong communication with service users and families.
• Emotional resilience to handle challenging situations.
• Flexibility for shift work including nights.

Responsibilities

• Lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk.
• Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports.
• Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.
• Being resilient in supporting the young people through challenging situations.

Skills

Care experience

Relationship building

Communication

Emotional resilience

Teamwork

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Job Description

Role: Residential Support Worker Waking Nights and Days

Salary: £27,000.00 per annum (pro-rata)

Location: High Wycombe, Bucks

Contract/Hours: Permanent - Part Time - 20 hours a week - shift work is expected between 10pm-7am. ALSO Day Shifts 24 hours a week shifts are set between 7am - 3pm or 2pm - 10pm and on a 4 weekly rota basis.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, (pro-rata) with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Free Parking
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.
• As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you'll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.

Why Action for Children?

We are one of the largest children's charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK's vulnerable children for over 150 years.

The difference is what you do. You can learn more about why we do it, by checking out our 'Driven by Love' video.

About the service

The Grove is a residential Short Breaks home in Aylesbury that supports young people to achieve their potential, have fun and make friends within a safe supportive environment. We provide residential short breaks supporting young people with learning disabilities and complex health needs.

As a Residential Worker, you will be responsible for supporting young people aged 8-18, throughout their stay in The Grove short breaks home.

Your role will entail safeguarding young people, enabling them to reach their full potential, supporting with all their needs. You will be part of a fun, supportive and hardworking team that works as part of a rota working a variety of early, late and weekend shifts.

In this role you can bring their experience, can-do attitude and passion with you and help maintain the high standards already set by our wonderful team!

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Provide lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk.
• Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports.
• Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.
• Being resilient in supporting the young people through challenging situations.

Let's talk about you, ideally you will have:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
• Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families.
• Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting.
• Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role.
• Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 2 years.

Why Action for Children?

Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life's challenges. But too many children don't. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you'll help us change that where it really matters.

We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot's changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn't. So as long as children need us, we'll be here.

Will you join us?

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we're taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.

We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.

We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our Children's Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.