About the Role
We're looking for a caring, resilient and dependable Residential Support Worker to join our small team at Ashton House. You'll provide day-to-day care, support and guidance to the children living with us, helping them feel safe, understood and able to thrive — whether that's through everyday routines, shared activities, or simply being a calm, consistent presence they can rely on.
No two days are the same. You might be helping with homework, cooking dinner together, supporting a young person to a health appointment, or just being there for a chat. What matters most is that you bring patience, empathy and a genuine desire to make a positive difference.
What You'll Be Doing
- Providing warm, consistent, trauma-informed care to children and young people, in line with their individual care and placement plans
- Building trusting relationships using PACE and Motivational Interviewing techniques as part of a relational approach
- Supporting daily routines — mealtimes, school, activities, appointments and bedtimes
- Acting as a positive role model and, where allocated, a key worker to a young person
- Keeping accurate, timely records in line with our policies and Ofsted requirements
- Working closely with colleagues, the Registered Manager, and external professionals (social workers, education, health) as part of the wider team around the child
- Promoting each child's safety, wellbeing, and their voice in decisions that affect them
- Taking part in regular supervision, team meetings and reflective practice
- Undertaking Key worker sessions
- Hours including waking days and sleeps
- Please note the average working waking hours 35 hours with 18 hours for sleep in.
- All this will be discsussed at the interview as we have a flexible policy
Pay: From £13.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Flexible schedule
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Paid training
Work Location: In person
