Job Description

💙 WE'RE HIRING: Children's Residential Support Worker

📍 Location: Sheffield | 💷 Salary: £12.60
🕒 Full-time | Shift work including evenings, weekends & sleep-ins

Are you ready to make a lasting impact in a child's life?
We're looking for compassionate, resilient, and dedicated individuals to join our team as Children's Residential Support Workers in Sheffield.

👧🧒 About the Role

As a Children's Residential Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in the lives of young people aged 8-18 living in a residential care setting. Many of these children have experienced trauma, abuse, or neglect - they need your stability, patience, and care.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day emotional and practical support to children and young people

• Help create a safe, nurturing, and homely environment

• Support educational, social, and personal development

• Manage challenging behaviours with empathy and professionalism

• Work closely with colleagues, social workers, and other professionals

• Keep accurate records and contribute to care planning

✅ What You'll Need

• A genuine passion for working with children and young people

• Ability to build trusting relationships and stay calm under pressure

• Willingness to work shifts, including weekends and sleep-ins

• Ideally hold or be willing to work towards a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

• Experience in a care setting is desirable, but not essential - we provide full training

🌟 What We Offer

• Competitive salary + enhanced rates for sleep-ins/overtime

• Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities

• Clear career progression pathway

• Supportive team culture

• Access to employee wellbeing and assistance programmes

• The chance to make a real difference in a child's future