Residential Support Worker – Children’s Residential Home
Location: Ascot/ Virginia Water/Winkfield
Salary: £31,200-£32,240 per annum (£15.00 – £15.50 per hour) plus £60 per sleep in
Hours: 40 hours per week, including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins
Reports to: Registered Manager
About the Role
We are seeking a compassionate and resilient Residential Support Worker to provide high-quality residential childcare and emotional support to children and young people in a children’s residential home. You will promote safeguarding, child protection, wellbeing and independence, helping children with complex needs achieve positive outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide daily care, personal care and emotional support within a safe, nurturing residential childcare environment.
- Build positive relationships with children and young people, promoting confidence, resilience and independent living skills.
- Implement individual care plans, behaviour support plans and risk assessments to meet children’s emotional, social and developmental needs.
- Maintain safeguarding and child protection standards in line with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and relevant Quality Standards.
- Support children with complex needs, challenging behaviour and emotional difficulties using appropriate behaviour management and de-escalation techniques.
- Encourage educational achievement, social development and participation in recreational and community activities.
- Promote independent living skills, including cooking, budgeting, personal hygiene and daily routines.
- Administer medication and provide first aid when required, following procedures.
- Maintain accurate care records, incident reports and safeguarding documentation in line with GDPR and company policies.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and other professionals to promote children’s welfare and positive outcomes.
Essential Requirements
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or an equivalent qualification.
- Previous experience in residential childcare, a children’s home, children’s services, education or a similar care setting.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, care planning and behaviour management.
- Strong communication, teamwork and record-keeping skills.
- A patient, empathetic, reliable and resilient approach.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, sleep-ins and participate in the on-call rota.
- Enhanced DBS clearance and eligibility to work in the UK indefinitely without sponsorship.
Desirable: Experience supporting children with complex needs or challenging behaviour, and a full UK driving licence.
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