Residential Support Worker - Children's Home

SuperCare Residential; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Funding for Level 3/5 qualifications

Private healthcare

Gym contribution

Bonus scheme

Free meals on shift

Blue Light Card

Birthday paid off

Pension

Company events

Job summary

SuperCare Residential is hiring a Residential Support Worker for a children’s home rated Good by Ofsted. The role offers hourly pay of £13.82–£17.29, with day or waking night shifts and permanent employment.

The company funds Level 3 and Level 5 qualifications and provides clear progression into senior/management roles. Candidates should be patient and compassionate, comfortable with complex behaviours, and capable of maintaining calm, consistent routines in a high-support environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential childcare or related settings preferred.
• Level 3 Diploma preferred; SuperCare funds it if needed.
• Full UK driving licence preferred due to remote location.
• Ability to follow care plans and risk assessments, and maintain safety.

Responsibilities

• Build positive and trusting relationships with young people.
• Support autism, learning disabilities and complex needs.
• Follow care plans, PBS plans and risk assessments.
• Support young people during distress or dysregulation.
• Provide consistent routines and boundaries.
• Support non-verbal and alternative communication.
• Encourage independence, education and life skills.
• Participate in sensory, physical, outdoor and community activities.
• Assist with personal care and medication where required.
• Complete daily records, handovers and incident reports.
• Work closely with a consistent residential team.

Skills

Patient

Compassionate

Complex behaviours

Resilience

Communication

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Level 5 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Residential Support Worker - Children's Home

£13.82 - £17.29 per hour | Days or Waking Nights | Permanent

Looking for a role where you can earn well, build a genuine career and make a real difference to young people's lives?

Work at our children's home, rated "Good" by Ofsted and make a real difference to young people's lives while growing your career in residential childcare!

Why SuperCare?

• £13.82 - £17.29 per hour
• 1 day on, 2 days off day-shift rota
• Fully funded Level 3 & Level 5 qualifications
• Clear progression into Senior and Management roles
• Private healthcare & 24/7 GP access
• £40 monthly gym contribution
• Enhanced overtime rates
• Company bonus scheme
• Free meals, snacks and refreshments on shift
• Blue Light Card membership
• Birthday paid off
• Company sick pay
• Pension scheme
• Regular company events

The Role

You'll become a consistent, trusted adult supporting young people with high and complex support needs.

The home supports young people with needs including autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, OCD, Pica, communication difficulties and behaviours that can challenge.

Some young people may have limited awareness of risk and boundaries, require a high level of staffing support, and rely heavily on predictable routines and consistent approaches from the adults around them.

You may also support young people who are non-verbal or low-verbal, using methods such as PECS, Makaton, AAC, behaviour and body language to communicate.

The role is active and can involve sensory activities, movement-based activities, outdoor activities and periods of significant dysregulation.

You will need to remain calm, patient and consistent while helping young people regulate and maintain safety.

What You'll Be Doing

• Building positive and trusting relationships with young people
• Supporting autism, learning disabilities and complex needs
• Supporting young people with limited risk awareness
• Following care plans, PBS plans and risk assessments
• Supporting young people during distress or dysregulation
• Providing consistent routines and boundaries
• Supporting non-verbal and alternative communication
• Encouraging independence, education and life skills
• Taking part in sensory, physical, outdoor and community activities
• Supporting personal care, routines and medication where required
• Safeguarding young people and maintaining professional boundaries
• Completing daily records, handovers and incident reports
• Working closely with a consistent residential team

Who We're Looking For

You may already have experience in: Residential Childcare | Children's Support Work | Children's Homes | Autism | Learning Disabilities | Complex Care | Mental Health | SEN | Special Schools | Alternative Provision | Behaviour Support | Challenging Behaviour | PBS | Non-Verbal Support | Youth Work | Supported Living | Crisis Intervention | Secure Care | CAMHS | Outreach Support | Care Assistant | Support Worker

We're looking for people who are:

• Patient and compassionate
• Confident supporting complex behaviours
• Comfortable working within a high-support environment
• Emotionally resilient
• Calm under pressure
• Strong communicators
• Able to follow consistent routines and boundaries
• Able to maintain professional boundaries
• Genuinely motivated to improve young people's lives

Due to the remote location of the home, a full UK driving licence is preferred.

A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare is preferred, but if you don't already hold it, SuperCare will fund it for you!

Shift Patterns

Day Shifts

7:30am - 10:30pm

1 day on, 2 days off

Waking Nights

10:00pm - 8:00am

2 nights on, 2 nights off

Safer Recruitment

All appointments are subject to Enhanced DBS checks, references and full safer recruitment procedures.

Ready for a role where your work genuinely matters and your career can progress?