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Date Added: Sat 11/04/2026

Support Worker

Frinton-on-Sea, UK
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Company: BEAR CARE CHILDREN'S HOME

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £13.71 - £17.87 per hour

Bear Care Children’s Home

Residential Support Workers Wanted

Do you want to make a real difference in a child/young person's life? Are you empathetic, resilient, and ready for a rewarding challenge?

We Offer:

  • Competitive pay £13.71- £17.87
  • Hourly rate increase after Diploma completion
  • Paid training
  • Sleep-ins
  • Day & night shifts Available- Rolling Rotas
  • Full-time & part-time roles
  • A Supportive, compassionate management and staff team

Our children’s home is more than a place to live; it’s a place to belong.

It’s where children who have experienced difficult starts in life find stability, encouragement, and the chance to change their story. Every day, we work to create a safe, nurturing environment that feels like home: warm, welcoming, and filled with opportunity.

Our purpose is simple, yet profound:

To provide safety when life has felt unsafe. To offer guidance when the path ahead has been unclear. To inspire confidence in children who may have forgotten how capable they truly are. To celebrate individuality, giving each young person the freedom and support to grow into who they want to be.

We focus on building strong, trusting relationships, the kind that help children feel seen, heard, and valued. Through personalised care, emotional support, and positive role modelling, we help young people develop life skills, resilience, and hope for their future.

Working in our children’s home means being part of a team that transforms lives in real, meaningful ways. It means showing up on the tough days and cheering even louder on the good ones. It means being someone a child can rely on, someone who helps make their world a bit brighter.

Here, every day is a chance to make a difference. Here, you can help create the home every child deserves.

We’re Looking For Adults Who Are:

  • Empathetic, dedicated & patient
  • Motivated to help young people heal & grow
  • Calm under pressure
  • Fun and full of personality
  • Ready to join a team that truly cares

RSW- Previous experience in a residential children's home would be beneficial - but a can-do attitude, eager to learn and a passion for helping children goes a long way.

Team Leaders - Level 3 Diploma or equivalent, 2 years minimum experience in a residential setting or working with children with complex needs, strong leadership skills and an understanding of safeguarding and Ofsted requirements.

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Become part of a team where every shift makes a difference. Your support could change a young person’s future.

The days can be challenging and will at times test your resilience but the outcomes and changes you can make to children's lives is worth every hard day.

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