Children's Home Support Worker

About New Path Social Care Ltd

New Path Social Care Ltd is a dedicated care service provider committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred support to children and young people across our services. We specialise in providing supported accommodation and residential care for young people and children , many of whom have experienced trauma, instability, or emotional and behavioural challenges.

Our mission is to create safe, supportive, and nurturing environments that empower young people and children to heal, grow, and achieve their full potential. We are proud of our strong team ethos, where collaboration, compassion, and professionalism underpin everything we do.

At New Path Social Care, we believe that every child deserves to feel valued and cared for. Our staff are dedicated, skilled, and compassionate individuals who truly have children's best interests at heart, ensuring that every young person receives consistent, therapeutic care that promotes emotional wellbeing and positive outcomes.

About Arlington Children's Home

Arlington Children's Home, is part of the Newpath Social Care family. The home provides a warm, safe, and nurturing environment for children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD), often resulting from experiences of trauma, abuse, or neglect.

Arlington House is designed to feel like a real home — comfortable, welcoming, and supportive. Our experienced team is dedicated to helping children rebuild trust, develop resilience, and gain the confidence and skills they need to thrive both now and in the future.

The Role

We are seeking committed and caring individuals to join our team as Residential Support Workers. You will play a key role in supporting children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD), helping them to build positive relationships, develop life skills, and work through their past experiences in a safe and supportive environment. Your role will also include;

• Contributing to the educational and social development of each young person and assisting in the implementation of Individual Education Programs
• Meeting the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximising opportunities for their development
• Forming effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies
• Safeguarding children and building strong, positive relationships with children who have experienced traumatic, abusive and difficult backgrounds
• Supporting their educational and emotional development, helping them to heal and thrive
• Planning and co-ordinating engaging, fun activities, encouraging the children's preferences and leisure interests
• Providing a structured, safe, well-maintained, and comfortable home environment
• Following regulatory processes which includes good administration, care planning and daily record keeping
• Dedicated to child safeguarding
• Empathetic and effective communicators, able to form trusted, meaningful relationships with children
• Passionate about making a positive difference in children's welfare
• Resilient and patient, capable of handling challenging behaviours
• Proactive and creative in activity planning
• Capable of practical 'life skills' including cooking, cleaning and good home management
• Detail-oriented and competent users of IT, to ensure that every child's needs are met and documented in line with regulatory expectations and standards

We are committed to the safeguarding of young people, so we will also require all applicants to obtain an enhanced DBS check to assess their suitability for the role.

Job Type: Full-time

Application question(s):

• Do you have experience working with children with EBD?

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Location:

• Northampton (Northamptonshire) (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 06/11/2025

Reference ID: SW001

Expected start date: 01/12/2025