Residential Worker - Children's Home

This post will be responsible for providing care to vulnerable residents; ensuring the buildings are safe and secure and for carrying out some cleaning and administrative duties. The postholder may be required to do regular welfare checks on a young person who is high risk of self harming or having suicidal ideations or is at risk of going missing.

Care offered includes:

• Responding to times of crises
• Supporting nighttime staff with setting an environment for the children
• Supporting the children, ensuring safeguarding policies and procedures are implemented
• Ensure the upkeep of the home is maintained
• Liaising with agencies, stakeholders and services associated with the home

The successful candidate will have the following aptitudes: 

• Ability to assess risk and generate solutions to problems, strong analytical and planning skills, and the ability to assess and review young people’s needs.
• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding to young people at risk of abuse or harm.
• Ability to identify and record any safeguarding issues in accordance with the Residential Home’s Safeguarding procedures.
• Commitment to carry out day-to-day and deep cleaning tasks and routine Health & Safety checklist task.

You will promote positive attachments and relationships, working within the wider framework of professionals and families in order to understand a child’s life experience and respond and act in ways that improve a child’s opportunities and potential. You will work directly with children providing the best quality of personalised care that meets their needs whilst working part of a team that provides warmth, nurture and care for very vulnerable young people.

As a Therapeutic Intervention Worker you will be responsible for:

• Recognising signs of abuse and trauma and dealing with safeguarding issues appropriately when they arise
• Recognising and dealing with conflict and challenging behaviours and situations with young people
• Following risk assessments to keep children safe
• Direct therapeutic work with children and young people
• Work within a Secure Base therapeutic framework
• As well as working with the children, completing household chores

Essential:

• This role requires shift work across all 7 days of the week, throughout the full year, including Christmas, New Year and other bank holidays.
• Due to the nature of working in Children’s Homes, enhanced vetting is required. This includes reviewing your full employment history from the point you left school.
• This post will be based across provider services in Windsor, Teddington and Surbiton children’s homes.

Role Responsibilities

• • Listen and ensure the voice of the child / young person is being shared
  • Supporting children with disabilities
  • Play engaging and preparation of activities
  • Supporting our young people with personal care, feeding, moving and handling needs
  • Responsible for keeping the environment safe, organised and clean
  • Making a welcome environment for all
  • Able to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Support with administration of medication, emergency medication or similar (only once trained)
  • Awareness of safeguarding and to follow our safeguarding policies and procedures

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

We cannot offer sponsorship.

We are committed to your wellbeing, professional growth, and long-term career success. Joining our team means becoming part of a values-led organisation that invests in you — not just as an employee, but as a professional and an individual.

With us, you will benefit from:

• Competitive pay, including enhanced bank holiday rates

• Comprehensive specialist clinical training

• Regular, reliable shift patterns

• Monthly staff recognition and reward initiatives

• Clear pathways for career progression and professional development

• A collaborative, respectful team culture where your contribution truly matters

Our people choose to build their careers here because they feel supported, appreciated, and proud to be part of something that makes a genuine difference.