Residential Childcare Support Worker

Join Our Team as a Residential Childcare Support Worker!

Company: Headway Adolescent Resources
Location: Bristol
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Specific Hours: 38 hours per week

Salary

Unqualified: Base salary of £27,866.34, earning up to £33,447.67 with sleep-in shifts
Qualified: Base salary of £29,181.57, earning up to £34,762.90 with sleep-in shifts

Why Join Us?

At Headway Adolescent Resources, we believe in making a difference! Established in 1999, we have a stellar reputation for providing high-quality residential care for adolescents. Our mission is to offer holistic, individualized support to young people from all walks of life.

We are excited to welcome passionate Residential Childcare Workers to our new home!

Your Role

As a Residential Childcare Support Worker, you will:

• Support young people with challenging behavior, demonstrating flexibility, resilience, and honesty.
• Deliver high-quality care that empowers each young person to achieve positive outcomes.
• Work an average of 38 hours per week on a 2 days on/4 days off shift pattern, including 2 sleep-ins.
• Enjoy generous allowances for bank holidays, overtime, and a performance-related bonus.

Essential Skills

We are looking for candidates who possess:

• A full manual driving license.
• The ability to work independently while maintaining clear, organized records.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a positive team player attitude.
• Empathy, patience, and a supportive nature.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to engage, motivate, and encourage young people.

Desirable Skills

If you have the following, we’d love to hear from you:

• Experience working with young people.
• A Level 3 Children & Young People qualification, or a willingness to work towards it (fully funded).

What We Offer

• Holiday Allowance
• Pension Scheme (3% Employer contribution)
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A sleep-in allowance of £46 per night as needed.

At Headway, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, encouraging applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff to share this commitment.