Childrens Residential Support Worker

We're recruiting for a small, specialist therapeutic children's 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 2-3 years, allowing staff to build genuine, meaningful relationships.

This service runs one home only - no expansion plans, no corporate feel - just a consistent, child-centred environment where staff are truly invested in.

• Trauma-informed, nurturing, and relationship-led care
• Children transition to foster families around age 11-12
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• 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 - this is a home where 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
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• This is a role for someone who wants to really parent, not just supervise FAST

• 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