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Children's Residential Support Worker

Esland Group
Sheffield Full-time
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Description

Do you really want to make a positive impact on our young people's lives and help empower them to flourish and grow?

Are you able to build positive and trusting relationships within our supportive and nurturing homes?

If so, we are looking for you to join our highly valued teams. Don't delay! Apply today to start a truly rewarding career!
Hours: 2 days on, 4 days off (with sleep nights). We are a 365 day a year service due to the nature of our work. Rotas given in advance.

Pay rate: £32,242\.00 \- £35,745\.00 per annum, based on £13\.45 to £13\.75 per hour, days (depending on qualification), and 6 \- 10 sleeps nights at £60 per sleep night

Esland are driven to changing children’s’ lives for the better by providing best\-in\-class specialist services.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for nurturing and supportive people, who can provide outstanding childcare and support our young people to achieve amazing outcomes.

Our beautifil 2 bedded home offers a comfortable, homely setting for up to two young people who need therapeutic placements. Our teams support their young people with all of their domestic needs, education, socialisation skills while learning new things and experiencing fun activities and excursions together.

What we can offer a Children's Residential Support Worker:

We know our teams make a big difference and we want them to feel rewarded:

  • A day off for your birthday (in addition to your holiday entitlement)

  • You will have access to a company app that provides high street discounts, online medical support, financial advice and counselling

  • We offer routes for progression and the opportunity undergo a qualification once employed

  • We offer BILD accredited, paid induction training

Essential requirements for a Children's Residential Support Worker:


  • A Full driving licence issued in the UK

  • Applicants must have full right to work in the UK with no restrictions

  • Prior experience in a children's care role (desirable)

  • Values in line with Esland's, such as taking a therapeutic, person\-centred approach to childcare

  • Due to industry regulations, applicants must be aged 21 or above
Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices (the company will cover the costs).

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.

  • hourly rate is currently £12\.60 to £12\.90 per hour (depending on qualification) until 01\.04\.2026

About Esland

With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.

This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.

With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity\-led wraparound services.

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