Job reference: 006362
Salary: £13.45 per hour
Department: Operations
Hours Per Week: 20
Closing date:
Job Description
🌟 Residential Support Worker 🌟
Are you a passionate leader ready to make a real difference?
At Shaftesbury we are happy to introduce our new Children’s Service, Bradbury House. We are recruiting for a dedicated Residential Support Worker to help shape a supportive, inclusive environment where children can truly thrive.
💚 About Us
At Shaftesbury, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a full, flourishing life. Guided by our core values—Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous—we provide outstanding support across child and adult social care, and education.
Usual staffing levels are 6 day time staff, 1 sleep in staff and 2 waking night staff.
During the day there is usually an additional senior member of staff on duty.
During term time shift patterns include:
Day shifts: 7am – 11AM, 12pm – 10pm and 2pm – 10pm Wed, Thursday and Friday
Sleep over: 10pm – 7am
Waking Nights: 9:30pm – 7:30am
During weekends and school holidays shift patterns include:
Day shifts: 7am – 3pm, and 3pm – 10pm
Sleep over: 10pm – 7am
Waking Nights: 9:30pm – 7:30am
🚀 The Role
As a Residential Support Worker, you’ll play a vital role in the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring high-quality care and support for the people we support.
Key responsibilities include:
- To provide a high standard of da to day care to the children and young people we support
- To work inline with Shaftesbury’s core values
✅ What We’re Looking For
- Passion for delivering outstanding, child-centred care
- Commitment to our values and making a difference
- Clear English writing skills
- Good communication skills
- Basic computer and technology skills
- Experience of working in a care setting or of working with children with disabilities
Additional requirements:
- Participation in on-call rota
- Weekend working required
🎁 What You’ll Get in Return
- 🎂 Birthday Off(taken from annual leave)
- 🎉 £500welcome bonus (T&Cs apply)
- 🎉 Recognition & Rewards– including vouchers up to £50
- ⭐ Ofsted Incentives– up to £50 depending on rating
- 📚 Comprehensive Training & Development
- 🌴 Generous Holiday– 25 days + bank holidays (rising to 28 days + BH)
- 💼 Pension Scheme
- 💬 Employee Assistance Programme
🌍 Why Work With Us?
At Shaftesbury, we believe it’s the little things that add up to a life well lived—friendship, independence, opportunity, and community.
We’re committed to helping the children we support participate, contribute, and feel valued, while creating a workplace where you can grow and succeed.
🛡️ Our Commitment
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