Residential Support Worker

Action for Children; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave

Pension with employer contribution

Life assurance

Staff discounts

Blue Light Card

Training and development

Real Living Wage

Job summary

Action for Children in Hamilton, Scotland, is recruiting a Residential Support Worker to join our expanding service delivering long-term residential placements alongside short-break respite care. You'll support and uplift young people, manage risks, and promote wellbeing within a person-centred care framework.

The role is permanent, full-time (37 hours weekly) with flexibility for part-time applicants, salary £25,800 per annum, and a range of benefits including generous leave and development

Qualifications

• HNC in social care (or recognised equivalent) and SVQ3 in Social Care – Children and Young People within 5 years.
• Experience in a care setting and building positive relationships through trust.
• Ability to coordinate with service users and their families.
• Emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role.

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.
• Making sure our young people are safe and cared for when they are away from home.
• Assisting in all aspects of their daily lives and supporting their health and happiness.
• Supporting and participating with keyworkers to maintain an up-to-date Plan for young people.

Skills

Risk assessment

Care planning

Communication with families

Teamwork

Education

HNC in social care

SVQ3 in Social Care – Children and Young People

Job description

Role Description

Salary: £25,800 per annum

Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Contract/Hours:Permanent / Full Time – 37 hours per week however we will also accept applications for part time

Closing date for applications is midnight of Sunday 4 th January and interviews will take place week commencing 12 th January

• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% matched employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts

We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer

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.

About the role

We’re excited to share that we’re expanding our service to support long‑term residential placements alongside our established short‑break respite care. This exciting development means you’ll be part of a team offering a broader range of support to individuals and families, helping us make a lasting difference. If you have experience in a care setting and are seeking to take the next step in your career, our Residential Support Worker role could be an excellent fit for you. In this role, you’ll support and uplift young people, thoughtfully managing risks, fostering resilience, and ensuring their wellbeing remains a top priority. Your dedication to person‑centred care and commitment to strong social care values will enable you to make a positive, lasting impact on the lives of the children and young individuals in our care.

At our Silverton Short Breaks Service, we provide meaningful support for children and young individuals aged 5 to 18 with disabilities. Our goal is to enrich their daily lives by encouraging participation, promoting independence, offering new opportunities, building friendships, and fostering engagement within the community. Additionally, this service provides invaluable respite for parents and caregivers, offering them peace of mind that their loved ones are enjoying a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment. This is a great opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of those we support.

Howyou'll help to create brighter futures

Some key responsibilities of the Residential Support Worker roles are;

• 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.
• Making sure our young people are safe and cared for when they are away from home.
• Assisting in all aspects of their daily lives and supporting their health and happiness.
• Supporting and participating with keyworkers to maintain an up‑to‑date Plan for young people.

Let's talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We're looking for someone with a ‘can do' attitude to join our team. Ideally you'll have:

• Possess HNC in social care (or recognised equivalent) and an SVQ3 in Social Care – Children and Young People within 5 years of taking up the post.
• 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.

Good to know

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.