Residential Support Worker

• Children's Residential Home

• 4 Bed EBD/SEMH)

• Stoke-on-Trent ST1

• Typical earnings around £36,400 including sleeps

• 2 on 4 off rota

This is a 4 bed children's home in Stoke-on-Trent supporting 3 young people who've experienced trauma and present with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The team's approach is relational and trauma-informed, with consistency and reliable adults at the centre of how the home runs day to day, and it's a genuinely different feel to homes where staff turn over every few months and young people never quite know who's coming through the door next.

What your days will involve

• Supporting young people through school mornings, appointments, activities and the everyday moments that shape how safe a home feels

• Key-working a small caseload, contributing to care plans and keeping records clear and useful so the team stays aligned

• Approaching safeguarding with curiosity and a willingness to reflect, with space built in to think things through rather than rush past them

• Building relationships shaped by trauma-informed thinking, with boundaries young people can rely on

• Helping keep the home organised and welcoming, because environment matters before anyone's said a word

What they're hoping you'll bring

• At least 12 months' experience in children's residential care

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare, or currently studying with a minimum of 65% complete, evidenced

• A full UK manual driving licence and confidence driving service vehicles

• A thoughtful, emotionally aware communication style

• Clear, purposeful written recording

• An enhanced DBS, or a willingness to complete one

Pay, benefits and development

• Typical earnings around £36,400 including sleep-ins, at £13.75 per hour

• £65 per sleep, usually around ten each month

• 2 on 4 off rota allowing real recovery time between shifts

• Structured training and reflective supervision with genuine thinking space

• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays

• Pension, wellbeing support and free parking

• A clear path through to Senior Residential Support Worker and beyond

Why people tend to stay

• The home is small enough that your voice and your judgement actually shape the young people's carex

• Leadership stay close to practice, so decisions get made by people who know the children rather than from a head office

• You're trusted to build relationships and supported properly while you grow into the role

If this sounds like somewhere you could see yourself building something, get in touch and we'll have a conversation about whether it's the right fit.