Residential Support Worker - Childrens Services

Bleep 360 Group; Exeter; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Frontline leadership support

Employee Assistance Programme

Your Birthday Off

Generous Referral Bonus

Wellness Allowance

Extra Annual Leave

Donation Match Scheme

Fully Funded Qualifications (incl. L3)

Blue Light Card Access

Access to a Company Vehicle

Enhanced Pay for Overtime & Festival

Job summary

360 CRS is seeking a Residential Support Practitioner in Exeter to provide safe, nurturing care for children aged 7–17. The role includes evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins, with enhanced pay for overtime and festival periods, and a £50 sleep-in bonus per shift.

Offering strong frontline leadership support and a range of wellness perks, this position is ideal for those committed to trauma-informed care and helping young people rebuild confidence and hope.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people.
• Willingness to work a varied rota (24-hour shifts).
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience with SEND/LD is desirable.
• Children's residential care experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Be a positive, grounding influence for young people.
• Build meaningful relationships based on trust.
• Support emotional development, routines, learning and community involvement.
• Champion safeguarding and positive practice.
• Work as part of a supportive, reflective team.
• Be flexible with working days, including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins.

Skills

Experience with children and young peo

Full UK driving licence

Flexible rota (24-hour shifts)

Job description

Residential Support Practitioner - Children's Services:

£13.50ph - £14.00ph (DOE) + £50 bonus per sleep-in,dependent on experience

Enhancement rates available for overtime and bank holidays.

About Us:

We are a growing, forward-thinking children’s residential care organisation with homes across the Southwest, London, and a brand-new multi-home provision in Durham. Our mission is powerful and clear: to help children aged 7–17 rebuild trust, confidence, and hope.

We work with young people who have experienced loss, instability, or trauma. We don’t define them by their past — we support them to step into their potential. Using trauma-informed, PACE-based practice, we create warm, stable homes where children feel safe, valued, and encouraged to grow. This is meaningful work. This is change you can see happen.

Benefits & Perks:

At 360 CRS, we look after the people who look after others.

• Frontline leadership support— you’ll never be left alone to figure it out
• Employee Assistance Programmefor emotional & wellbeing support
• Your Birthday Off— every year, no questions asked
• Generous Referral Bonuswhen you help brilliant people join the team
• Wellness Allowanceto support your physical & mental health
• Extra Annual Leaveincreasing with service
• Donation Match Schemeto back causes you care about
• Fully Funded Qualifications(including Level 3 Residential Childcare Diploma)
• Blue Light Card Accessfor discounts & perks
• Access to a Company Vehiclewhen needed for work
• Enhanced Payfor Overtime & Festival Periods

The Role:

You’ll help make a house feel like a home — safe, nurturing, and full of possibility. Your days will include:

• Being a positive, grounding influencefor young people
• Building meaningful relationships based on trust
• Supporting emotional development, independence, routines, learning & community involvement
• Championing safeguarding and positive practice
• Working as part of a supportive, reflective team
• You will be flexible with your working days to meet the needs of the home, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins.

Who You Are:

If you’re ready to help young peoplegrow, heal, and believe in themselves, we’ll give you everything you need to succeed.

Essential skills:

• Experience working with children and young people.
• Willingness to work a varied rota (24-hour shifts).
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable:

• Experience working with children and young people with SEND or learning disabilities (LD).
• Children's residential care experience.

Our Safeguarding Promise:

Safety is at the heart of everything we do. All roles require safer recruitment checks, enhanced DBS clearance, and ongoing safeguarding training.