Details:
- Salary: £13.82 - 17.29 - Hour
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Tunbridge Wells Kent
- Date: 3 hours ago
Description:
Residential Support Worker - Children's Home
£13.82 - £17.29 per hour | Days or Waking Nights | Permanent
Looking for a role where you can earn well, build a genuine career and make a real difference to young people's lives?
Work at our children's home, rated "Good" by Ofsted and make a real difference to young people's lives while growing your career in residential childcare!
Why SuperCare?
£13.82 - £17.29 per hour
1 day on, 2 days off day-shift rota
Fully funded Level 3 & Level 5 qualifications
Clear progression into Senior and Management roles
Private healthcare & 24/7 GP access
£40 monthly gym contribution
Enhanced overtime rates
Company bonus scheme
Free meals, snacks and refreshments on shift
Blue Light Card membership
Birthday paid off
Company sick pay
Pension scheme
Regular company eventsThe Role
You'll become a consistent, trusted adult supporting young people with high and complex support needs.
The home supports young people with needs including autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, OCD, Pica, communication difficulties and behaviours that can challenge.
Some young people may have limited awareness of risk and boundaries, require a high level of staffing support, and rely heavily on predictable routines and consistent approaches from the adults around them.
You may also support young people who are non-verbal or low-verbal, using methods such as PECS, Makaton, AAC, behaviour and body language to communicate.
The role is active and can involve sensory activities, movement-based activities, outdoor activities and periods of significant dysregulation.
You will need to remain calm, patient and consistent while helping young people regulate and maintain safety.
What You'll Be Doing
Building positive and trusting relationships with young people
Supporting autism, learning disabilities and complex needs
Supporting young people with limited risk awareness
Following care plans, PBS plans and risk assessments
Supporting young people during distress or dysregulation
Providing consistent routines and boundaries
Supporting non-verbal and alternative communication
Encouraging independence, education and life skills
Taking part in sensory, physical, outdoor and community activities
Supporting personal care, routines and medication where required
Safeguarding young people and maintaining professional boundaries
Completing daily records, handovers and incident reports
Working closely with a consistent residential teamWho We're Looking For
You may already have experience in:
Residential Childcare | Children's Support Work | Children's Homes | Autism | Learning Disabilities | Complex Care | Mental Health | SEN | Special Schools | Alternative Provision | Behaviour Support | Challenging Behaviour | PBS | Non-Verbal Support | Youth Work | Supported Living | Crisis Intervention | Secure Care | CAMHS | Outreach Support | Care Assistant | Support Worker
We're looking for people who are:
Patient and compassionate
Confident supporting complex behaviours
Comfortable working within a high-support environment
Emotionally resilient
Calm under pressure
Strong communicators
Able to follow consistent routines and boundaries
Able to maintain professional boundaries
Genuinely motivated to improve young people's livesDue to the remote location of the home, a full UK driving licence is preferred.
A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare is preferred, but if you don't already hold it, SuperCare will fund it for you!
Shift Patterns
Day Shifts
7:30am - 10:30pm
1 day on, 2 days off
Waking Nights
10:00pm - 8:00am
2 nights on, 2 nights off
Safer Recruitment
All appointments are subject to Enhanced DBS checks, references and full safer recruitment procedures.
Ready for a role where your work genuinely matters and your career can progress?
Apply today!
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