Residential Support Workers (RSW) - Nights

Everpool Recruitment; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Everpool Recruitment is seeking Residential Support Workers - Nights for a new Nottingham service. You will work 9pm–9am, three 12-hour night shifts, totaling 36 hours per week, and earn £17.50 per hour (£32,760 per year).

The role supports a young person aged 14 with highly complex needs within a therapeutic, structured, and boundary-led model. You must be comfortable with crisis situations and work within a consistent team approach.

Qualifications

• Level 3 in Children and Young People's Workforce / Residential Childcare preferred.
• Candidates can be considered if they are working towards Level 3 or are willing to undertake Level 3.

Education

Level 3 in Children and Young People's Workforce / Residential Childcare

Job description

Residential Support Workers (RSW) - Nights

Residential Support Workers - Nights

£17.50ph / £32,760 annual salary

36 hours per week – 3 x 12 hour shifts (nights) 9pm – 9am

The Client

Our client is a new service based in Nottingham and has a 1-bed service that currently supports a young person aged 14 with highly complex and high-risk needs and operates within a therapeutic, structured and boundary-led model. This is not a standard residential childcare role. Candidates need to be comfortable supporting a young person in crisis and working within a highly consistent team approach, including deprivation-of-liberty arrangements where applicable.

The care model focuses on:

• Therapeutic parenting.
• Trauma-informed and relationship-based practice.
• Clear and consistent boundaries.
• Long-term relationship building.
• Calm and structured responses to challenging situations.
• Understanding that progress may be gradual rather than immediate.
• Consistency between every member of the staff team.

The service currently operates around a 3:1 staffing model, requiring three members of staff across the day and three overnight, alongside contingency cover.

Who Are They Looking For?

We need experienced, resilient and emotionally mature Support Workers who are comfortable working with young people presenting complex and potentially high-risk behaviours.

This role will suit candidates who have worked in:

• Children's residential care.
• Complex-needs services.
• Crisis-support environments.
• High-risk residential settings.
• Services supporting challenging behaviours.
• Therapeutic or trauma-informed environments.
• Other closely related specialist settings.

Qualifications & Compliance

Level 3 in Children and Young People's Workforce / Residential Childcare is preferred. However, we will not automatically reject candidates without Level 3. Candidates can be considered if they:

• Already hold Level 3;
• Are currently working towards Level 3; or
• Are willing to undertake Level 3.

Hours and Salary

• 9:00pm – 9:00am
• 12-hour shifts
• 36 hours per week
• £17.50 per hour
• £32,760 annual salary