Youth Support worker

Paragon Social Care; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Joining bonus up to £2,000

Ongoing training and professional dev.

Career progression opportunities

Support from experienced care team

Rewarding career in residential care

Meaningful relationships with young pe

Make a genuine difference every day

Job summary

Paragon Social Care seeks compassionate residential support workers in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to assist children and young people who have faced trauma or emotional challenges. You’ll help create a safe, nurturing home, building trust and providing emotional support, while following care plans and safeguarding policies.

Ideal candidates bring resilience, consistency and calm professionalism, with driving licence being desirable.

Qualifications

• Residential childcare experience is desirable.
• Experience working with children and young people is important.
• Experience in social care or care work is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Help create a safe, stable and nurturing home for young people.
• Support routines, activities and everyday life.
• Provide emotional support and positive role modelling.
• Respond calmly to incidents and safeguarding concerns.
• Complete welfare checks, records and handovers.
• Follow care plans and safeguarding procedures.

Skills

Compassionate

Resilient

Calm under pressure

Consistent

Professional

Trustworthy

Patient

Tools

Driving Licence

Job description

This isn’t just a job.It’s a chance to change a young person’s life.

We’re looking for a compassionate, resilient and dependableChildren’s Residential Support Workerto join our team inWisbech, Cambridgeshire, supporting children and young people who may have experienced trauma, instability, emotional difficulties or challenging circumstances.

It won’t always be easy. But the moments that matter —earning a child’s trust, celebrating their progress and helping them feel safe— make it incredibly rewarding.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll help create a safe, stable and nurturing home where young people can feel valued, supported and listened to.

Your role will include:

• Supporting children and young people withemotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD)
• Building positive, trusting relationships
• Providing emotional support and positive role modelling
• Supporting routines, activities and everyday life
• Encouraging positive behaviour and maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Responding calmly to incidents, safeguarding concerns and emergencies
• Completing welfare checks, records, reports and handovers
• Following care plans, risk assessments, safeguarding procedures and organisational policies
• Working alongside colleagues, families and external professionals
• Helping maintain a safe, clean and welcoming home

Who we’re looking for

You don’t need the perfect CV.You need the right attitude, resilience and heart.

Experience in any of the following would be valuable:

• Children’s residential care
• Residential childcare
• Children’s or youth support work
• Social care or care work
• Behaviour support
• SEN / SEMH
• Foster care
• Supported accommodation

We’re looking for someone who is:

PatientCompassionateCalmResilientConsistentProfessionalTrustworthy

Someone who understands thatbehaviour is communication, can maintain boundaries with kindness and genuinely wants to make a difference.

Residential childcare experience is desirable. Experience working with children and young people is important.

Afull UK driving licence is desirable.

Why join us?

• £33,488 per annum
• Joining fee of up to £2000.00 (T’s and C’s apply)
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Career progression opportunities
• Support from an experienced care team
• A rewarding career in residential childcare
• The opportunity to build meaningful relationships with young people
• The chance to make a genuine difference every day

Safeguarding

The safety and wellbeing of children and young people is at the heart of what we do.

This role is exempt from theRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures, including anEnhanced DBS checkand satisfactory pre-employment checks. Candidates will be required to disclose convictions or cautions that are not protected under current filtering legislation.

Could you be the difference?

You might be the person who helps a young person believe in themselves again.

You might be the adult they remember years from now.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person