At a Glance
- Tasks: Support young people in residential care, helping them overcome emotional challenges and build relationships.
- Company: Join a dedicated team making a real difference in children's lives.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, extensive training, 25 days holiday, and employee discounts.
- Other info: Flexible shifts, supportive environment, and opportunities for career progression.
- Why this job: Be part of a rewarding career that empowers young people to reach their full potential.
- Qualifications: Experience with young people and a commitment to professional development required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Support Workers – Days or Waking Nights shifts – Children's Homes
Specific Hours: 40 hours per week shift work including weekends, bank holidays and occasional sleep‑ins
- Day Shifts: work between 8:00 am and 10:30 pm
- Waking Night Shifts: work between 10:00 pm and 8:00 am
- Overtime / bank holidays paid time-and-a-half and 2 weekends off per month
- Location: Ealing, W13 ( night roles only ) or Balham, SW12 ( day and night roles )
Looking for fantastic career progression, excellent training and therapeutic support?
Join our committed and professional team and make a difference to young people living in residential care, where no two days are the same!
We are an equal‑opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong.
We hope to attract applications from under‑represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender‑diverse identities.
About the Role
As a Support Worker in a Children’s Home, you will provide direct support and care for our young people, who have complex emotional and mental health difficulties (such as trauma and loss), and can struggle to regulate their emotions.
Working within a therapeutic framework, you will develop a direct programme of work aimed at developing authentic relationships with our children and young people (aged between 12 and 17 years old).
You will also have responsibility for ensuring those in our care are safe, providing support, liaising with other external professionals and completing support documents to record information.
If you are applying for the Waking Night role, you will have the additional support of an on‑call manager should there be any emergencies.
You will also be involved in monthly team meetings and receive monthly one‑to‑one supervision with your manager.
- Applicants should have
- Minimum of 1 year of experience working and supporting Young People in residential, semi‑independent, fostering settings or youth work centres, caring for Children and Young People with emotional behavioural difficulties, neurodivergent or SEND, etc.
- Willingness to achieve the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare within 2 years as per Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 (England).
- Genuine commitment to working with and supporting children and Young People to achieve their full potential, with the ability to build and promote trusted relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
- An understanding of the issues facing children and Young People and a basic understanding of safeguarding Regulations and Procedures.
- The ability to cope effectively with challenging behaviour.
- Good communication and team working skills.
- Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and bank holidays, and if applicable, sleep‑ins.
- Commitment to undertake any mandatory training (outside of working hours) and continuous learning to ensure a high level of service.
- Creativity, enthusiasm and energy to inspire and encourage young people to achieve their goals.
- What you should expect from us
- Competitive salary with potential to rise based on performance.
- 4 weeks full induction and training programme (paid).
- Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services, tailored career development plan through our
“St Christopher’s Academy” .
- Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s rights and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro‑rata.
- Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
- UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
- BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Blue light card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK both in store and online.
- Discretionary funded training programmes for you to explore and attain new and relevant skills.
- Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
This post has a minimum age restriction of 21 years for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and supported accommodation Homes in line with the Equality Act ‘occupational requirement’.
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**Support Workers – Days or Waking Nights shifts – Children's Homes in Ealing employer: St Chris
Join our dedicated team as a Support Worker in Ealing or Balham, where you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young people in residential care. We offer a supportive work culture with extensive training, career progression through our 'St Christopher’s Academy', and a range of benefits including competitive salaries, generous holiday allowances, and employee assistance programmes. Our commitment to inclusivity ensures that all employees feel valued and empowered to grow within their roles.
