🌟 Residential Youth Support Worker – A Career Built on Compassion
Location: Wellingborough – Northampton (NN8)
Salary: Up to £28,650.00 per annum + £46.01 per sleep-in
Shift Pattern: Rotational shifts including earlies, lates, doubles, and sleep-ins
💬 Looking to Step Up and Make a Bigger Impact?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead by example in a trauma-informed residential setting? Do you have experience supporting young people and want to help shape a safe, nurturing home environment where both staff and residents thrive?
At Homes2Inspire, we’re looking for compassionate, confident leaders who can guide teams and support young people with empathy, structure, and resilience. If you’re passionate about making a difference and want to grow within a values-led organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
🛠️ What the Role Involves
As a Senior Support Worker, you’ll play a key leadership role in the home. You’ll be responsible for:
1. Leading shifts and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations
2. Supporting and mentoring Support Workers and Waking Night staff
3. Building strong, trusting relationships with young people
4. Promoting best practice and professional development across the team
5. Organising meaningful activities that promote joy, learning, and growth
6. Maintaining high standards of documentation and safeguarding
🏡 About Poppy House
Poppy House is a solo-bed residential home based in Northampton (NN8), offering a safe and structured environment for a young person with complex needs. The home provides a calm, supportive setting where staff can make a real difference every day.
The young person currently placed at Poppy House enjoys a mix of activities that bring variety and engagement to daily life, including:
🐴 Animal care and farm school
🎮 Video gaming
🎥 Watching films and TV series
🎵 Listening to music
🌳 Outdoor walks and nature activities
🎁 What We Offer
7. 3 weeks of paid induction training
8. Funded Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare
9. Structured career progression into management roles
10. £1,400 annual attendance bonus + sleep-in payments (£44.56 per shift)
11. 28 days annual leave (increasing with service)
12. Free meals during shifts
13. Employee benefits including discounts on shopping, cinema, and holidays
14. 24/7 well-being support, including free counselling sessions
15. Christmas voucher of up to £200, based on length of service and contracted hours
📌 Important Information
16. We do not offer sponsorship or support with right to work
17. All applicants must have their own right to work in the UK, permitting them to work 40 hours per week
18. All successful candidates will undergo pre-employment safer recruitment checks in line with Ofsted and Homes2Inspire policies
19. Applications are reviewed regularly, and interviews may be held before the advertised closing date
20. Interviews will take place in person during scheduled assessment days. Please contact our Careers Team if you require reasonable adjustments
🤝 Our Commitment to Inclusion
At Homes2Inspire, we’re proud to foster a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities, and welcome individuals with lived experience of disability or social exclusion.
We offer guaranteed interviews for care leavers who meet the minimum role requirements - please let us know in your application if you have lived-in care experience.
Male staff are currently under-represented in our residential children’s services, and we strongly encourage more male applicants to apply.
We aim to match candidates with the most suitable service based on their skills, experience, and the needs of the young people in our care. In some cases, this may mean offering employment at a different home than originally applied for.
📧📞 Get in Touch
For questions or to request a full job description, contact AJ from our Careers Team:
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📞 01788 487057