Support Worker

Job description

Children’s Residential Support Worker 

Near Matlock

Established Home – Under New Management

An established children’s home is expanding under new management and now recruiting Children’s Residential Support Workers  to join a highly child‑focused team. The home currently supports one child and is growing to three, offering a nurturing, rural environment where young people can feel safe, valued and supported. Whilst experience of working in a children's residential setting s prefered, we also welcome applications from candidates who have worked with children under 18 in other teaching or supportive living settings.

This beautiful countryside home provides a stable, therapeutic setting with a passionate management team who prioritise emotional safety, consistency and child‑centred practice. With planned expansion already underway, we offer excellent career development for both Support Workers.

What We Offer

• Excellent pay rates - £13.50 - £14.00 for Support Workers 

• £65 per sleep in

• Bonuses & Blue Light Card

• Comprehensive training and ongoing support

• Clear career progression as the home expands

• A warm, child‑focused management team

• Stunning rural working environment

About the Role

As a Children’s Residential Support Worker you will:

• Provide nurturing, structured care to children with emotional and behavioural needs

• Support daily routines, independence and positive outcomes

• Maintain high‑quality safeguarding, recording and documentation

• Work therapeutically within a stable, rural home

Requirements

• Passion for supporting children

• Calm, resilient and child‑focused approach

• Experience of working with Children's in an Ofsted regulated environment

• NVQ Level 3 (preferred but not essential)

• Full UK driving licence

• Willingness to work within a therapeutic, rural setting

Join Us

This is an exciting time to join an established home entering a new phase of growth. Whether you’re an experienced Support Worker or someone with experience of working with children in an Ofsted regulated environment, we’d love to hear from you.

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