Children's Residential Support Worker

Job description

Residential Support Worker (with Sleep-ins) – Children's Residential Home (Complex Needs & LD)
Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme (ST5)
Salary: £14.00 per hour + £65.00 per sleep-in (Estimated Gross Annual Salary: £33,100)
Benefits: Company pension, paid training, on-site parking, and casual dress
Hours: Full-Time | 40 hours per week + approx. 5 sleep-ins per month
Connective Careers Pathways is recruiting on behalf of a children's residential care provider for a dedicated and compassionate Residential Support Worker. You will join a specialist children's residential service supporting young people with complex needs and learning disabilities (LD) in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This role is a rewarding opportunity for a caring individual to provide a stable, safe, and highly supportive environment both during the day and overnight.
The Role
As a Residential Support Worker, you will support young people throughout their daily routines and remain on-site overnight for scheduled sleep-in shifts. You will act as a consistent, reassuring presence, supporting young people with learning disabilities and complex needs according to their care plans, while ensuring their dignity, independence, and safety.
Key responsibilities:

• Supporting children with learning disabilities and complex needs in line with individual care plans.
• Promoting life skills, independence, and engaging young people in daytime activities.
• Completing sleep-in shifts on-site to ensure safety and support are available overnight if required.
• Managing health, emotional, or sensory needs during the day and evening.
• Contributing to everyday domestic duties, including cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
• Completing detailed daily logs, care plan updates, and incident reports.
• Providing clear, comprehensive handovers to incoming team members.

Essential Requirements

• Experience working with children or adults with learning disabilities or complex needs is highly desirable.
• NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) is an advantage, though not essential.
• Flexibility to work a varied rota including days, evenings, weekends, and sleep-in shifts.
• Strong communication skills, patience, and a calm, person-centred approach.
• A genuine passion, empathy, and resilience for supporting vulnerable young people.
• Commitment to upholding safeguarding, health and safety, and regulatory policies.

Working Hours & Pay...

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

24-10-2026

Profession type

Counselling and Social Services

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English