Youth Residential Support Worker: Build Trust & Growth

Tradewind Recruitment LTD.; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great working package

Long-term opportunities

Driver essential due to rural location

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment LTD is recruiting experienced Residential Support Workers for a children's home in the Nottingham area. This role involves building trusting relationships, supporting emotional regulation, day-to-day care, safeguarding, and working as part of a supportive team to help young people develop.

You'll assist with routines, education, personal development, and community activities, maintain records, and respond to incidents with de-escalation strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential care or children's services is highly valued.
• Driver's license required due to rural location.
• Patient, resilient and genuinely committed to supporting young people.

Responsibilities

• Building positive and trusting relationships with young people.
• Supporting emotional regulation and managing challenging behaviour.
• Providing day-to-day care and creating a safe, stable home environment.
• Supporting routines, education and personal development.
• Maintaining safeguarding standards and following care plans.
• Communicating effectively with young people, colleagues and external professionals.
• Completing accurate daily records and reporting concerns appropriately.
• Encouraging independence, confidence and positive decision-making.
• Supporting activities, appointments and community-based activities.
• Responding to incidents and following de-escalation strategies.

Skills

Patience

Resilience

Reliability

Job description

Tradewind Recruitment LTD is recruiting experienced Residential Support Workers for a children's home in the Nottingham area. This role involves building trusting relationships, supporting emotional regulation, day-to-day care, safeguarding, and working as part of a supportive team to help young people develop.

You'll assist with routines, education, personal development, and community activities, maintain records, and respond to incidents with de-escalation strategies.