Childrens Residential Support Worker

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We are recruiting for a small, specialist therapeutic childrens’ home in Chatham that supports just 8 children aged 5-10 with EBD and complex trauma backgrounds. This is a long‑term placement home, where children typically stay 23 years, allowing staff to build genuine, meaningful relationships.

• Trauma‑informed, nurturing, and relationship‑led care
• Children transition to foster families around age 11‑12
• In‑house tutor for children not currently in education
• Strong focus on enrichment, routine, and emotional safety

• Daily enrichment activities
• Group therapeutic games every weekday evening
• After‑school clubs (dance, karate, extra classes)
• Annual summer camping trip and regular outings (All community activities are fully risk‑assessed and supervised)

• Provide consistent, loving, and therapeutic care
• Support emotional regulation, routines, and daily life
• Build long‑term attachments and act as a positive role model
• Work closely with the therapeutic team and education support
• Use a therapeutic parenting approach; appropriate affection, comfort, and nurturing are encouraged

• Reliable, resilient, and emotionally intelligent individuals
• Experience in residential care, schools, or family support is ideal (family practitioner or school‑based experience is highly transferable)
• Confident supporting children with trauma and challenging behaviours
• Warm personality, calm under pressure, and genuinely child‑focused
• Passion for long‑term impact rather than short‑term placements
• This is a role for someone who wants to really parent, not just supervise.

• Level 3 Children & Young People qualification fully funded
• Enrolled onto Level 3 immediately if unqualified
• NAPPI Level 3 (challenging behaviour) training provided
• Further education, apprenticeships, and progression fully supported