Residential Support Worker
Children’s Home - Learning Disabilities & Autism
Wolverhampton (WV10)
£13 to £15ph dependent on experience
3 on / 3 off 7am–9pm No sleep-ins at all

This is a small, warm, two-bed children’s home supporting two young people with learning disabilities and autism. Both have lived here for years, and the whole place runs on consistency, patience and proper communication. The routines make sense. The team work together. And the young people thrive because the adults around them do too.

The home and the work

The house feels steady and well-loved. Four staff are on during the day, working 2:1, so you’re never stretched thin or handling difficult moments on your own. You’ll be part of a thoughtful, supportive group who take pride in offering care that’s structured and genuinely nurturing.

And because the provider invests properly in training, you’ll have access to brilliant LD and autism development pathways, including progression to Level 4 and Level 5 if you want it.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be one of the consistent adults in the home’s daily life. Your work will include:

• Supporting two young people with learning disabilities and autism through their everyday routines

• Using communication tools, sensory approaches and predictable structures

• Helping with personal care respectfully, never rushed

• Getting out and about; walks, days out, sensory activities, hobbies

• Sharing ideas and keeping things consistent across the 2:1 support team

• Recording care with accuracy and reflection: logs, risks, plans, reviews

• Working closely with the waking nights team to keep communication tight

What you’ll bring

• Level 3 in Residential Childcare/CYPW (or working towards it)

• Experience supporting children or young people with learning disabilities or autism

• Confidence with personal care, communication differences and sensory needs

• Good written recording and solid teamwork

• A full UK driving licence (automatic or manual is fine)

• Patience, humour and a grounded, reliable approach

Pay, rota and benefits

• £33,215 to £38,325 per year (qualification & experience dependent)

• £13 to £15 per hour

• Overtime paid at +£1.00 per hour

• 3 on / 3 off rota, 7am to 9pm

• Absolutely no sleep-ins thanks to a dedicated waking nights team

• Award-winning training and LD development

• Employee of the Month (£50) & Employee of the Year (£500)

• Reward Gateway and Edenred perks

• Counselling and wellbeing support

• Free Specsavers eye test support

• Regular company events and a genuinely friendly team culture

Why this role stands out

• A Good rate home that’s genuinely settled and child-focused

• No sleep-ins; almost unheard of in residential childcare

• High staffing levels that protect both children and staff

• Real learning disability practice, not “copy-and-paste care”

• A team who’ve been together long enough to know what good looks like

• A rota that gives you breathing room

Apply with your CV. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted quickly for a confidential chat.

(All offers are subject to safer recruitment checks including Enhanced DBS, references and right-to-work verification.)