Children’s Residential Support Worker

Esland is seeking dedicated Children's Residential Support Workers to make a significant impact on children's lives. The position offers an annual salary between £31,917 and £32,540, with flexible shift patterns and opportunities for overtime. Candidates must possess a full UK driving licence, be over 21, and have the right to work in the UK. The role involves providing high-quality, trauma-informed care and recreational activities for young people. Esland promotes equal opportunities and offers career progression, training, and various employee benefits, including access to a holiday home and discounts via a company app.

Description
Do you want to make a difference to a child’s life? Become a highly valued Children’s Residential Support Worker and start a truly rewarding career!
Pay rate: £31,917 – £32,540 per annum (based on 8 sleeps per month and an hourly rate of £12.60 – £12.90 per hour). Opportunities to pick up overtime at enhanced rate.
Hours: 173 hours per month – the most common shift pattern is 2 days on, 4 days off, with sleep in’s (shifts may vary). Rotas given in advance. We are a 365 day a year service due to the nature of our work.
Essential requirements:
Full UK driving licence
The right to work in the UK
Due to industry regulations, applicants must be over 21.
We are looking for nurturing and supportive people, who can give our children high levels of care and allow them to achieve amazing outcomes.
Esland are driven to changing children’s lives for the better by providing best-in-class specialist services.
Benefits:
We offer routes for progression into Senior Support Worker/Management roles and the opportunity to undergo qualifications in Residential Childcare once employed
We offer BILD accredited, paid induction training
You will have access to a company app that provides high street discounts, online medical support, financial advice and counselling
An additional day off for your birthday
Access to a holiday home in the Peak District where you can stay for free, on the company!
The Role:
Our homes offer crisis intervention and trauma informed therapeutic care. Our young people receive the highest quality residential care and take part in recreational activities tailored to the child’s interests e.g. cinema, swimming and sports, etc.
Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices (the company will cover the costs).
All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.
About Esland
With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.
This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.
With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.