Childrens Support Worker

Some roles ask you to supervise.

This one asks you to connect, support, regulate, and help children move forward — even when the day is messy, emotional, or unpredictable.

We’re recruiting Therapeutic Support Workers for children’s residential homes across Swadlincote and Burton-on-Trent. These are permanent opportunities, working with children who need adults around them to be calm, consistent, and properly switched on.

You’ll be supporting children with special educational needs, SEMH, and emotional regulation difficulties. This is about more than routine care — it’s about understanding behaviour, building trust, and creating the kind of environment where children can feel safe enough to engage.

Shift patterns

We have a range of permanent and flexible opportunities available.

Permanent roles:

• 3 on / 3 off rolling rota.
• 7:00am – 10:00pm on working days.
• 5 mixed shifts per week.
• 5 x 8-hour shifts across the week.
• Both rota options will include weekend working at times.

Day-to-day roles:

• Fully flexible.
• Choose the shifts and days that work for you.
• Ideal if you want variety or need a better work-life balance.
• Pay: £14.25 per hour.

About the role

You’ll be working in residential settings where every day is different, but the purpose stays the same: help children feel secure, supported, and understood.

The children you’ll support may present with:

• Autism / ASD.
• Global developmental delay.
• MLD.
• SEMH.
• Challenging behaviour linked to trauma, communication needs, or unmet emotional needs.

Your role will involve helping children regulate, de-escalate, and re-set throughout the day. Sometimes that means stepping in quickly. Sometimes it means staying steady and giving a child another fresh start. Either way, you’ll need to be resilient, engaging, and able to work with real purpose.

We’re looking for people who can bring energy to the room, work well within a team, and keep their cool when the pressure rises.

Who we want

We welcome candidates from a range of backgrounds, including:

• Children’s residential support.
• Adult support work.
• Care work.
• Healthcare.
• Nursing.
• Teaching.
• Teaching assistant roles.
• Mentoring.
• Tutoring.

The main thing is that you’ve got experience in a caring or supportive setting and you’re confident working with children or vulnerable people who need structure, patience, and consistency.

About the homes

These homes are built around care, stability, and high expectations.

The children are supported by experienced teams who understand that progress takes time, trust, and the right environment. The settings are child-focused, well resourced, and designed to support both emotional and practical development.

Across the homes, you’ll find:

• Strong staffing support.
• Therapeutic spaces designed for regulation and reflection.
• Opportunities for children to engage in purposeful activities.
• Teams that are invested in making a genuine difference.

This is not a tick-box environment. It’s a place where children are given the time, care, and consistency they need to grow.

Why apply

If you want a role where your experience actually matters, this is a strong next step.

Whether you’re looking for a permanent position with stability, or flexible day-to-day work that fits around your life, we have something to suit. If you’re a strong support professional who wants a new and exciting role in a child-focused environment, get in touch now.

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Work Location: In person