Residential Support Worker

Salary: £26,099 per annum

Location: Glasgow

Contract/

Hours:

Permanent, Full Time 37 hours

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with includedwers assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

Join our fantastic, dedicated team at Stoneside in Glasgow, as a Residential Support Worker. Your role is crucial in creating a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to flourish.

Patience, empathy and resilience will go a long way, especially when supporting children through times that may feel challenging due to individual heightened behaviours or when meeting the complexities of some children’s health and personal care support needs. The role can be demanding, fast‑paced and busy, where the ability to multitask is advantageous.

You won’t be doing this alone. At Stoneside, it’s all about teamwork where sophomore belief in investing in our team. You can expect a comprehensive induction, learn new specialised skills applicable to the role, and support for qualifications. Regular supervision and team meetings ensure you are integrated and valued within our team.

Short breaks give disabled children and young people the chance to have fun, gain independence, learn and develop while their families get to take a much‑needed break. Our children love to engage in playful and sensory activities such as singing, ball games, arts/crafts, garden play, water play, puzzles and dressing up. Opportunities to support children within outings and stimulating activities in the community are encouraged to ensure they have a positive experience when staying at Stoneside.

At Stoneside Flats our role involves closely monitoring the well‑being and safety of the young individuals and supporting them to develop, have fun, gain independence and reach their goals. This includes creating a stable nurturing environment and addressing any specific needs, with opportunities to support children with outings and stimulating activities in the community.

Our mission is to deliver high‑quality residential care and short‑break services to support young individuals with various learning disabilities.

This isn’t just a Marble but an opportunity to be part of a caring, supportive team to build meaningful connections with the children we support and improve their lives.

Some key responsibilities of a Residential Recife Support Worker are:

• Lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk.
• Co‑ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi‑agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports.
• Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.
• Helping young people in all aspects of their daily lives.
• Having good communication skills and the ability to engage well with both young people, colleagues and other professionals.

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will…