Children's Residential Care Worker Nottingham Children's Residential Care

YMCA Robin Hood Group is a not-for-profit charity that runs Residential Care Homes for children aged 5-18 years old. We run 5 homes across Nottingham, Newark, Selby and Goole. We are ready to welcome new children into our homes and are therefore looking for Residential Care Workers to join us to provide the vital care and support they deserve. Our 4 bed Nottingham home is based in NG3 and has on-street parking available.

If you have experience of working with children before either in a residential care setting or similar but are passionate about working with children, especially those who may have experienced adverse childhood experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do:

• Work as part of a team to ensure the children are looked after 24/7.
• Create a safe, loving, nurturing home.
• Provide therapeutic care to help them navigate past trauma.

How we’ll support you:

• A full training plan for your first 6 months.
• Support to complete a fully funded level 4 qualification in Residential Childcare.
• Monthly Supervision and ongoing support from the Management Team.
• Career pathway to promotion.

Our Salary & Benefits:

• 40 hours per week across a rota pattern.
• 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days in 5 years plus Bank Holidays.
• Westfield Healthcare Plan.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• 24/7 GP line.
• £500 refer a friend scheme.
• Westfield Rewards and Blue Light Card.

What You’ll Need:

• Resilience – You won’t give up on a child, even on their toughest days.
• Calm and consistent manner – You’ll use our training to understand and respond to challenging behaviours.
• Compassion – You’ll listen, show up, and help children build trust and secure attachments.
• Confidence – You’ll handle challenges, advocate for children, and be their voice.
• Flexibility – You’ll work a rota of long days, evenings, sleep‑ins, and weekends – we plan ahead but value your support when things change.
• A driving license – A full UK licence is essential to use our home’s car for school runs and activities.
• An enhanced DBS with child barred list check – if you aren’t on the update service, we will get you a new DBS.

Diversity, Inclusion and Safer Recruitment

YMCA Robin Hood Group is committed to equal opportunities, promoting diversity, and creating an inclusive culture where all staff can thrive. Should you require any adjustments to support your full participation in our recruitment process, we would encourage you to share your needs with us so we can support you with your requirements. We follow rigorous safer recruitment processes to ensure the protection of children, young people, and adults at risk. All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, reference checks, and thorough vetting as part of our commitment to safeguarding.

Benefits (additional)

• Equivalent of 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years!
• Workplace pension with Royal London (3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution).
• 4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service whilst in the pension scheme.
• Reduced school holiday childcare places at YMCA Camp Williams Nottingham & Newark.
• 10% off in our hospitality venues including the Malt Cross and the Café at our Activity Village in Newark.
• Pastoral support.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Excellent opportunities for development and progression.
• Support for further study up to post‑graduate level 7 courses to support your development.
• £500 refer a friend scheme applicable across the Group.
• Regular ongoing in‑house training.
• Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme.
• Staff events and annual celebrations.
• On passing your probation, you can select from one of the following additional benefits: Private medical and dental cashback scheme with Westfield Health and access to Westfield Rewards for high street discounts.
• £120 cash annual contribution towards either: Travel costs or; Childcare costs or; Private gym membership.