Residential Support Worker

Role: Residential Support Worker

Salary: £28,100 per annum

Location: Weston-Super-Mare

Contract/Hours: Permanent Full Time - 37 hours a week

Benefits:

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
• 1 well being day per year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers

At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods. See how your skills can make a real difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a confident and compassionate Residential Support Worker with shift-leading experience to help create a safe and nurturing home for our young people. As a key member of the team, you’ll take the lead during shifts, support colleagues in delivering high-quality care, and help maintain a calm, structured environment where children feel valued and understood.

This role is ideal for an experienced practitioner who loves working directly with young people, enjoys guiding others, and is ready to take on more responsibility within a supportive and relational team.

About the Service:

Our Place is a long-term therapeutic home for children aged 8–18 with learning disabilities. We provide calm, consistent care, which truly changes lives. Staff build meaningful relationships, help young people feel heard and valued, and support them to grow in confidence and resilience.

Working here means seeing real progress including those moments when a child makes a healthier choice, regulates their emotions, or takes pride in themselves.

It’s relational and reflective work and your voice genuinely matters.

Staff at Our Place are part of a supportive, skilled, values‑led team where people feel trusted, respected, and proud of the care they provide. Support is immediate and compassionate, with space for reflection, debriefing, and shared problem‑solving within the team. We work openly, think together, and make sure every staff member feels valued and confident in the work they do.

What you do could make a difference

• Lead shifts with confidence, ensuring routines run smoothly
• Support and guide the staff team, modelling high‑quality care
• Build strong, trusting relationships with young people, helping them feel safe and supported in daily life
• Contribute to care planning and record‑keeping, ensuring practice is consistent and aligned with regulatory standards.
• Promote a positive team culture, encouraging reflection, open communication, and shared responsibility across the home.

Let's talk about you.

Staff who thrive at Our Place are patient, emotionally resilient, and genuinely curious about children’s experiences, bringing openness and adaptability to their work.

• Experience of leading Shifts in a Care setting is essential.
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent).
• Experience working with children or young people in a supportive or care‑based setting.
• Ability to stay calm and consistent when situations become unpredictable or emotionally heightened
• Willingness to work as part of a team, take guidance, and follow established care plans.
• Strong safeguarding awareness, with the confidence to raise concerns appropriately.

Why Action for Children?

Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us change that where it really matters.

We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot’s changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn’t. So as long as children need us, we’ll be here.

Will you join us?

How to apply

If you require any support to apply, please contact: Scott Jones via email at [email protected] quoting reference 13743

Our Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.

We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.

We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.

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