Job Description
Children’s Residential Support Worker
We are currently recruiting for a dedicated Residential Support Worker to join a therapeutic young people’s home supporting vulnerable children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs.
Key Responsibilities
* Building positive relationships and engaging with young people daily
* Supporting children from traumatic backgrounds with patience and consistency
* Learning young people’s routines, interests, likes, and dislikes through care plans
* Supporting educational goals and personal development
* Helping with day-to-day living tasks
* Guiding and supporting behaviour management
* Ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and emotional stability of young people
* Working closely with social workers, therapists, and the wider care team
Shift Pattern
* 9am – 11pm + sleep-in
* 7am – 9:30am the following day
* Staff work 7 x ...
We are currently recruiting for a dedicated Residential Support Worker to join a therapeutic young people’s home supporting vulnerable children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs.
Key Responsibilities
* Building positive relationships and engaging with young people daily
* Supporting children from traumatic backgrounds with patience and consistency
* Learning young people’s routines, interests, likes, and dislikes through care plans
* Supporting educational goals and personal development
* Helping with day-to-day living tasks
* Guiding and supporting behaviour management
* Ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and emotional stability of young people
* Working closely with social workers, therapists, and the wider care team
Shift Pattern
* 9am – 11pm + sleep-in
* 7am – 9:30am the following day
* Staff work 7 x ...
Job Details
- Location Dorchester, Dorset
- Job Type Full-time
- Category community-and-social-service
- Posted Date June 17, 2026
- Application Deadline July 27, 2026