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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