Residential Support Worker
MD2 Recruitment Ltd · Direct employer
Location: Stevenage
Shifts Available: Day Shifts & Waking Night Shifts
Pay Rate: £14.00 - £17.00 per hour
Additional: Sleep-in allowance paid separately
About the Role
We are currently recruiting compassionate and resilient Residential Support Workers to join a specialist EBD (Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties) children's residential service in Stevenage.
This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are passionate about supporting young people in a safe, nurturing, and structured environment. Both day and waking night positions are available on a flexible rota basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties
- Promoting positive routines, boundaries, and independence
- Building trusted and professional relationships with young people
- Supporting with daily living activities, education, and appointments
- Managing challenging behaviours using de-escalation techniques
- Maintaining accurate records, incident reports, and care notes
- Ensuring the home remains safe, supportive, and compliant with safeguarding standards
- Working collaboratively with colleagues, social workers, and external professionals
- Previous experience working within residential childcare, supported living, or similar care settings
- Experience supporting young people with EBD/challenging behaviour is desirable
- A caring, resilient, and professional approach
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to work shifts, including weekends and sleep-ins
- Full UK driving licence preferred but not essential
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service preferred (or willingness to obtain one)
- Competitive hourly rate of £14.00 - £17.00 per hour
- Additional sleep-in allowance
- Flexible day and waking night shifts available
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Supportive management team
- Opportunity to make a genuine difference in young people's lives
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