Job Title: Residential Support Worker
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Job Overview
We are recruiting for a Residential Support Worker role in Liverpool, Merseyside, supporting children and young people within a specialist residential care setting. This Residential Support Worker opportunity focuses on creating a safe, structured home environment where young people feel valued and supported. As a Residential Support Worker, you will deliver consistent care, follow individual care plans, and promote emotional wellbeing through trauma-informed practice. If you are passionate about safeguarding and helping young people build confidence and independence, this Residential Support Worker post in Liverpool could be an excellent fit.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing high-quality residential care and emotional support to children and young people in line with care plans and safeguarding procedures
- Building positive, trusting relationships and supporting emotional wellbeing using trauma-informed approaches and clear professional boundaries
- Supporting day-to-day operations in your role as a Residential Support Worker to ensure high standards of care, safeguarding, and compliance
- Supporting education, hobbies, appointments, and daily routines, while encouraging independence and essential life skills in Liverpool
- Promoting positive behaviour, maintaining accurate records, and working collaboratively with colleagues and external professionals around the young person
Requirements & Qualifications
- Level 3 qualification in Children’s Residential Care or Health and Social Care (Children’s Pathway)
- Proven experience working as a Residential Support Worker or in a similar children’s home / residential care setting (minimum 12 months)
- Strong practical knowledge of safeguarding, risk management, and consistent practice within children’s residential services
- Enhanced DBS Check and a full UK driving licence (fewer than 6 penalty points), plus access to a vehicle or ability to drive a manual pool car
Benefits & Work Environment
- Fully funded training and qualifications, plus support towards Level 4 and clear progression routes (Senior Support Worker, Deputy Manager, Registered Manager)
- Company pension scheme, paid annual leave, sick pay, Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing support, free on-site parking, and an employee mentoring programme
- Structured long-day shifts including sleep-ins, weekends and bank holidays, using a predictable 3-3-1 rolling rota
Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone
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