Children's Residential Support Worker

Job Title: Residential Care Worker (Qualified or Unqualified)
Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire
Salary: £24,784 - £30,325 per annum (inclusive of sleeps paid at £50 per sleep)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Work Pattern: In-person, including sleep-ins

Overview
We are recruiting a Residential Care Worker (Qualified or Unqualified) to join an Ofsted-inspected children’s residential home in Rugeley. This is a great opportunity for someone passionate about residential childcare, whether you already hold an NVQ or you are ready to begin your career and work towards a qualification.

As a Residential Care Worker (Qualified or Unqualified) in Rugeley, you will help create a safe, stable and nurturing home environment where young people can build confidence, develop life skills and achieve positive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support young people with daily routines, including education, constructive activities and personal development
• Build consistent, positive and professional relationships with young people
• Promote a safe, supportive and structured living environment in Rugeley
• Manage and respond to challenging behaviour calmly and consistently
• Work effectively as part of a team to deliver high-quality care
• Contribute to care plans, reports and day-to-day record-keeping to support strong safeguarding practice

Essential Criteria

• NVQ Level 3 or Level 4 in Children’s Residential Care, or willing to undertake / currently working towards
• Full UK driving licence (manual or automatic)
• Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain)
• Resilient, patient and proactive approach
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow guidance from senior staff

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary package with sleep-in payments included
• Paid training and ongoing development in residential childcare
• Supportive, structured environment within an Ofsted setting
• Benefits including casual dress, free parking, on-site parking, health and wellbeing programme, and company events

If you are looking for a Residential Care Worker (Qualified or Unqualified) role in Rugeley where you can make a genuine difference to young people’s lives, we would like to hear from you.

Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.