Residential Experience Officer – Exeter Area
Contract Type: Support Staff
Reporting to: Residential Team Lead / Residential Manager
Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them thrive in a residential setting? Teaching Personnel are seeking a Residential Experience Officer to join a dedicated team providing outstanding care and support for students living on-site in college accommodation.
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in ensuring that students have a safe, supportive, and positive residential experience while developing their independence and wellbeing.
The Role
As a Residential Experience Officer, you will:
Support the care, welfare, and personal development of residential students, ensuring compliance with Minimum Care Standards and safeguarding procedures.
Provide cover across daytime, evening, night, and weekend shifts, ensuring a secure and welcoming environment.
Lead and support a range of social, cultural, sporting, and recreational enrichment activities, ensuring all students can get involved.
Encourage students to build independent living skills, resilience, and self-esteem, while promoting positive behaviour and personal growth.
Offer pastoral support and safeguarding interventions, working closely with students, parents, carers, and staff.
Foster a respectful and inclusive community where students feel valued and supported.
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking an enthusiastic and caring individual who:
Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage young people from diverse backgrounds.
Holds a full clean driving licence and a good standard of education (including English and maths).
Holds or is willing to gain a Safeguarding qualification and First Aid certificate.
Is proactive, reliable, and able to use their initiative when supporting students.
Demonstrates a strong commitment to safeguarding, equality, and professional development.
Desirable (but not essential):
Previous experience in a residential, care, or educational setting.
Training in Passive Intervention and Prevention (or similar).
Ability to drive a minibus (MIDAS).
Awareness of Minimum Care Standards and safeguarding frameworks.
Why Apply?
Join a supportive and professional team dedicated to student wellbeing and success.
Access opportunities for ongoing training and development.
Make a real impact on the lives of young people, helping them achieve their potential both personally and academically.
Location: Exeter area
Hours: Full-time, including evenings and weekends on a rota basis
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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