🌟 Residential Youth Support Worker – A Career Built on Compassion
Location: Nottingham
Salary: Up to £28,650.00 per annum + £44.56 per sleep-in
Shift Pattern: Rotational shifts including earlies, lates, doubles, and sleep-ins
💬 Looking for Something More Rewarding?
Do you thrive in fast-paced environments? Have you worked in hospitality, retail, sports, outdoor activities, or customer service? Do you have the emotional resilience to handle challenging situations while supporting and inspiring young people?
If so, you don’t need prior experience in care—just the right mindset. We provide full training, qualifications, and ongoing support to help you build a meaningful career in residential childcare.
🛠️ What the Role Involves
As a Residential Support Worker, you’ll be a vital part of a team supporting young people who have experienced trauma. Your role will be dynamic, challenging, and deeply rewarding. You’ll be responsible for:
1. Supporting daily routines, activities, and emotional well-being
2. Managing and de-escalating challenging situations with empathy
3. Encouraging independence, education, and life skills
4. Being a trusted role model—showing patience, resilience, and compassion
5. Creating a safe, nurturing, and stable home environment
🏡 About Hillside House
Hillside House opened in 2017, registered to provide care for looked after children with Emotional, Behavioural Difficulties aged between 12yrs – 18yrs of age of mixed gender. The home is a 5-bedroom detached property situated in Nottingham, a short walk from the Jubilee Campus at Nottingham University.
Hillside House is currently home to one young male and three female residents, each with their own unique personalities, interests, and support needs. The environment is lively, engaging, and built around nurturing positive relationships and routines.
Our young people enjoy a wide range of activities, including:
⚽ Football and console gaming
🐾 Spending time with animals and engaging in arts and crafts
📱 Creating content on TikTok and exploring fashion and shopping
👀 What We’re Looking For
We welcome applicants from all walks of life. What matters most is your attitude, emotional intelligence, and willingness to learn. Ideal candidates will have:
6. A strong, compassionate personality
7. Emotional resilience and the ability to stay calm under pressure
8. Flexibility to work shifts, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins
9. Problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset
10. Life experience from previous careers or personal challenges
11. A desire to grow - full training and a funded Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare provided
🎁 What We Offer
12. 3 weeks of paid induction training
13. Funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
14. Structured career progression into senior roles
15. £1,400 annual attendance bonus + sleep-in payments (£44.56 per shift)
16. 28 days annual leave (increasing with service)
17. Free meals during shifts
18. Employee benefits including discounts on shopping, cinema, and holidays
19. 24/7 well-being support, including free counselling sessions
20. Christmas voucher of up to £200, based on length of service and contracted hours, to recognise the 24/7 care you provide year-round
📅 Upcoming Assessment Day
Our next in-person recruitment assessment day will take place on 18th September 2025.
📌 Important Information
21. We do not offer sponsorship or support with right to work.
22. All applicants must have their own right to work in the UK, permitting them to work 40 hours per week.
23. All successful candidates will undergo pre-employment safer recruitment checks in line with Ofsted and Homes2Inspire policies.
24. Applications are reviewed regularly, and interviews may be held before the advertised closing date.
25. 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 also 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