Job Description

BANK STAFF

Want to work in a children's home that makes a positive, lasting difference to children's lives? If so, we are looking for people like you to be join our brilliant team.

Are you an experienced Residential Worker or Youth Worker, looking to build a career in residential care? We need determined, resilient people to be long lasting, significant in a child's life.

With our structured clear career progression paths, we can support you with the training and experience to develop. We know that children benefit from having consistent, long-term adults in their lives, therefore your career progression, happiness and wellbeing is paramount to us.

Headway Housing Homes are built around accepting a child as they are in a non-judgemental way. You will teach them to build self-esteem and accept themselves, helping their journey into adulthood.

What makes us different?

Headway Housing make houses, homes

- We invest in our homes, allowing children to express their characters, feel safe and enrich their lives.

Bespoke systems

- Spend more time working directly with children rather than duplicating reports with our bespoke, time saving incident reporting system.

What will I do as a Residential Support Worker?

Using your experience and skills - further developed with our support and training, you will assist with the care of our children and young people. All of our homes adopt therapeutic practice. Training also includes reflective practise to consistently improve the way we care for children. You will create positive relationships with the children, meeting their needs and safeguarding them at all times. You will create timetables, setting boundaries and expectations for the children. Consistency and organisation skills are key. You will meet a variety of children and young people, some of whom may require high levels of supervision and support.
If you want to develop your career and make a real difference to a child or young person's life, apply to be a Residential Support Worker with Headway Housing today.

Please note that you must be 22 years old or above to apply as per children's homes regulations.

The recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be appointed subject to references and enhanced DBS check. In order to be successful in your application you will be subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process and must adhere to a strict code of conduct regarding your behaviour at all times.

The Headway Housing Community values equality and diversity across our workforce and aims to ensure our staff community is reflective of the diversity of the children and young people within our care.

Job Types: Part-time, full-time

Benefits:

Casual dress On-site parking
Schedule:

10 hour shift 12 hour shift 24 hours shift include sleeps Day shift Night shift
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: 25,880.00-28,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 10 - 40 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress On-site parking
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: RSW childrens home Bank 2025