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
1. Provide day-to-day emotional and practical support to children and young people
2. Help create a safe, nurturing, and homely environment
3. Support educational, social, and personal development
4. Manage challenging behaviours with empathy and professionalism
5. Work closely with colleagues, social workers, and other professionals
6. Keep accurate records and contribute to care planning
✅ What You'll Need
7. A genuine passion for working with children and young people
8. Ability to build trusting relationships and stay calm under pressure
9. Willingness to work shifts, including weekends and sleep-ins
10. Ideally hold or be willing to work towards a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
11. Experience in a care setting is desirable, but not essential - we provide full training
🌟 What We Offer
12. Competitive salary + enhanced rates for sleep-ins/overtime
13. Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities
14. Clear career progression pathway
15. Supportive team culture
16. Access to employee wellbeing and assistance programmes
17. The chance to make a real difference in a child's future