Residential Support Worker - Therapeutic Children Home

SCR; Abbey Gate; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist children's home located in Abbey Gate is looking for a Residential Support Worker. The ideal candidate will provide therapeutic care to children aged 5 to 10, focusing on emotional regulation and meaningful relationships. Applicants should be resilient, emotionally intelligent, and passionate about fostering long-term connections rather than short-term placements. This organization values training and development, fully funding Level 3 qualifications and providing extensive support for personal growth.

Benefits

Fully funded Level 3 training

Support for further education and progression

Qualifications

• Experience in family support or school settings is preferred.
• Must be reliable and resilient with a passion for long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic care to children aged 5-10.
• Support emotional regulation and daily routines.
• Build long-term attachments with the children.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Experience in residential care

Calm under pressure

Child-focused approach

Education

Level 3 Children & Young People qualification

Job description

We re recruiting for a small, specialist therapeutic children s home in Chatham that supports just 8 children aged 5 10 with EBD and complex trauma backgrounds. This is a long-term placement home, where children typically stay 2 3 years, allowing staff to build genuine, meaningful relationships.

This service runs one home only no expansion plans, no corporate feel just a consistent, child-centred environment where staff are truly invested in.

About the Home

• Trauma-informed, nurturing, and relationship-led care

• Children transition to foster families around age

• In-house tutor for children not currently in education

• Strong focus on enrichment, routine, and emotional safety

Children enjoy:

• Daily enrichment activities

• Group therapeutic games every weekday evening

• After-school clubs (dance, karate, extra classes)

• Annual summer camping trip and regular outings

  (All community activities are fully risk-assessed and supervised)

The Role

As a Residential Support Worker, you ll:

• Provide consistent, loving, and therapeutic care

• Support emotional regulation, routines, and daily life

• Build long-term attachments and act as a positive role model

• Work closely with the therapeutic team and education support

• Use a therapeutic parenting approach this is a home where appropriate affection, comfort, and nurturing are encouraged

Who They re Looking For

• Reliable, resilient, and emotionally intelligent individuals

• Experience in residential care, schools, or family support is ideal (Family Practitioner or school-based experience is highly transferable)

• Confident supporting children with trauma and challenging behaviours

• Warm personality, calm under pressure, and genuinely child-focused

• Passion for long-term impact rather than short-term placements

• This is a role for someone who wants to really parent, not just supervise.

Training, Development & Progression

This service invests in you from day one:

• Level 3 Children & Young People qualification fully funded

• Enrolled onto Level 3 immediately if unqualified

• NAPPI Level 3 (challenging behaviour) training provided

• Further education, apprenticeships, and progression fully supported