Residential Support Worker

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

Job summary

A caring residential care provider in Ipswich is seeking a Residential Support Worker to support children in a residential setting. Your role will involve facilitating activities, ensuring children's wellbeing, and assisting with domestic tasks. No previous experience is required, but a compassionate and caring nature is essential. Enjoy benefits like generous holiday, service awards, and additional leave for personal well-being.

Benefits

£50 per sleep-in

224 hours holiday, increasing to 248 hours after 4 years

Additional leave for birthday and wellbeing

Service awards for tenure

Cash back for medical and wellbeing appointments

Monthly REACH Awards opportunity

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must be 22 years of age or above to meet Ofsted regulations.
• Valid manual driving licence is required.
• Previous experience in residential care is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate children's activities and appointments, ensuring their health and wellbeing.
• Support children requiring high levels of supervision.
• Assist with domestic tasks such as cleaning and cooking.
• Create timetables and manage paperwork.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Ability to build relationships

Calmness in challenging situations

Job description

Want to work in a children’s home that makes a positive, lasting difference to children’s lives? Are you an experienced Residential Worker or Youth Worker, or do you have no experience but are looking to build a career in residential care?

We need determined, caring and thoughtful people to be long‑lasting, significant adults in a child’s life, and this could be the role for you.

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.

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.
• 224 hours holiday, 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 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.