Residential Support Worker Therapeutic Children Home

SCR; Chatham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist therapeutic children’s home in Chatham is seeking a Residential Support Worker to provide loving, therapeutic care to children aged 5-10 with complex trauma backgrounds. The role involves building long-term attachments, supporting emotional regulation, and working closely with a therapeutic team. Ideal candidates will have experience in residential care or family support and possess a genuine child-focused attitude. The environment emphasizes consistent, nurturing care, ensuring children feel emotionally secure.

Benefits

Level 3 Children & Young People qualification funding

NAPPI Level 3 training provided

Further education and apprenticeships supported

Qualifications

• Experience in residential care, schools, or family support is ideal.
• Confident supporting children with trauma and challenging behaviours.
• This is a role for someone who wants to really parent, not just supervise.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent, loving, and therapeutic care.
• Support emotional regulation, routines, and daily life.
• Build long-term attachments and act as a positive role model.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

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

Strong focus on enrichment, routine, and emotional safety

Children transition to foster families around age 11–12

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