Coalville, Leicestershire

Full-time | Permanent

Three-week rolling rota giving you a great work/life balance

£29,142 - £32,436 plus overtime opportunities due to having 7 other homes in the county

Fully funded Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People plus lots of employee benefits (stated at the bottom of this advert) and lots of promotion opportunities

Ready for a new challenge?

Do you have experience working with children and young people in residential care? Are you passionate about making a lasting impact? Join us as a Children and Young Peoples Residential Support Worker in our brand-new emotional wellbeing home in Coalville. We have an exciting project to deliver therapeutic residential care to some of the county’s most vulnerable young people. You would be working for one of the largest and longest standing childrens charity in England giving you job security and masses of employment opportunities.

About the home

Our beautiful new Mental Health Residential home in Coalville will support children & young people with a range of complex needs, providing a nurturing environment that enables them to continue to recover from the mental health issues that led to their admission to a Tier 4 CAMHS unit. The home will meet the specific needs of children & young people who are ready for discharge and no longer require inpatient mental health services, but are not yet able or ready to return to home or still require a period of time in a therapeutic setting.

What you’ll be doing

As a Children and Young Peoples Residential Support Worker, you’ll:

• Build positive, nurturing relationships with children and young people
• Complete aily routines, including cooking, cleaning, and home maintenance
• Ensure high standards of safeguarding and emotional support
• Work closely with families, Carers and external professionals
• Keep accurate records and support care planning

What we’re looking for

• A driver with access to own car (essential)
• A background working with children and young people with emotional or behavioural needs (essential)
• At least 1 years’ experience in a residential care setting (essential)
• A Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People (or a willingness to complete it)
• A solid understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures
• Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and bank holidays
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Pay & Benefits

We offer a fair, transparent pay framework designed to support development and reward commitment.

Benefits include:

• We believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company maternity paternity and adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service-related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our benefit portal
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to our Learning and Development offer

Please note: We are only able to consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK with no limitations.