🌟 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 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 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’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. Experience with Mental Health (MH), Learning Disabilities (LD), Autism, and ADHD
7. Understanding of DOLS (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards)
8. Ability to manage challenging behaviour and carry out physical interventions (3:1 support)
9. Flexibility to work shifts, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins
10. A desire to grow – full training and a funded Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare provided
🎁 What We Offer
11. 3 weeks of paid induction training
12. Funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
13. Structured career progression into senior roles
14. £1,400 annual attendance bonus + sleep-in payments (£44.56 per shift)
15. 28 days annual leave (increasing with service)
16. Free meals during shifts
17. Employee benefits including discounts on shopping, cinema, and holidays
18. 24/7 well-being support, including free counselling sessions
19. Christmas voucher of up to £200, based on length of service and contracted hours, to recognise the 24/7 care you provide year-round
📌 Important Information
20. We do not offer sponsorship or support with right to work.
21. All applicants must have their own right to work in the UK, permitting them to work 40 hours per week.
22. All successful candidates will undergo pre-employment safer recruitment checks in line with Ofsted and Homes2Inspire policies.
23. Applications are reviewed regularly, and interviews may be held before the advertised closing date.
24. 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 Ben from our Careers Team:
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📞 01788 487057