Weekend Children\'s Residential Support Worker

28 per hour (£26,520 – £27,622.40 per annum), working 40 hours per week, plus potential sleep-in allowance Sleep-in Allowance: You have the potential to earn up to an additional £6,183 per year, based on completing 10 sleep-in shifts per month – but these are not guaranteed. Contract Type: Permanent Are you looking to join a team that’s passionate about making a difference and changing the lives of children? They say it takes a village to raise a child—join our “village-like” community, providing safe and supportive homes where children truly feel they belong. Be the person who brightens a child’s day after challenges, offering encouragement and guidance as they build confidence, develop their abilities, and overcome obstacles. Whether you’re baking together, exploring local attractions, or lending a listening ear, your presence will make a difference. While some days will be challenging, your resilience and support will provide the stability these children need to thrive. Your role is about creating a warm, home-like environment—helping with morning routines, exploring the park, or enjoying creative activities. Evenings and weekends are for fun, from playing games to exploring new adventures. Our children face social and emotional challenges related to their lived experiences and sometimes neurodiverse needs including Autism, ADHD, or trauma. Over time, you’ll witness the incredible impact of your care as they grow, flourish, and find joy. Yes, there’s paperwork and planning, but supporting these children is never boring. This role is working in our small two-bedroom home based in Bridgwater, so you’ll really get to know the team and the children. The children need support 24 hours a day, meaning you’ll be able to work your full week in 2-3 days, which is only 10 shifts per month! Supporting children to have the best quality of life possible. Whether it be through baking at home, fun days out, or holidays with them. You could be doing anything from making sure the children have a healthy diet to taking them to Monkey World! Ensuring our children are kept safe and their plans are suitable for their needs. We’ll need you to help monitor their development by keeping our systems and records up to date. Don’t worry though, you’ll get all the training you need. Patience, compassion, and resilience – The children you’ll support may have experienced trauma, which may have an impact on their behaviour. Great communication skills – Both verbal and written communication is important in this role as you’ll be speaking to a lot of different people at different times and need to be able to update the children’s plans. A Manual driving licence – Our children love to be out in the community. We have the cars, you just need the manual licence. To be flexible – You’ll need to be able to sleep at the home during your shifts. The children need support 24 hours a day. If you don’t already hold a qualification in residential childcare, we will pay for this. Holidays – You’ll get 33 days annual leave. You’ll still need to work on bank holidays if the rota requires. You’ll also get an extra day off for your birthday after your first year with us. Pension scheme – Our pension scheme is based on you paying in 5%, and us adding 3%. Learning & Development Opportunities – We provide comprehensive learning opportunities for team members to develop themselves. Discounts – You’ll have access to brilliant discounts through the Blue Light Card and our own employee benefits platform. Wellbeing Support – Your wellbeing is always our priority. You’ll have access to mental health and wellbeing support. Cycle2Work -The cycle to work scheme enables you to buy a bicycle at a discounted rate. DBS – As this role required you to have an enhanced DBS carried out, we will cover this cost. Sleep-in Allowance – You have the potential to earn up to an additional £6,183 per year, based on completing 10 sleep-in shifts per month – but these are not guaranteed. After 12 months service – You’ll be eligible for our Medicash scheme which covers a wide range of medical, health and wellbeing expenses (Including immediate access to a GP!). You’ll get life assurance paid at 2 x your annual salary, and even more high street discounts. In line with safer recruitment guidelines, we will run an online check on the successful candidate. At Phoenix Learning and Care, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our team members. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.