Support Worker

Job role: Support Worker

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Derby, Derbyshire

Salary: £27,618 - £32,440 per annum*

Please note: * Higher end of the pay scale is inclusive of qualification enhancement, attendance bonus and average 1 sleep-in per week at £46 each

Hourly rate: £ £13.77 per hour

Homes2Inspire are one of the UK's top providers of Children's homes and currently care for over 150 children in 53 homes and 2 leaving care facilities across the Midlands, Oxfordshire and Somerset. Homes2Inspire are proud to be a part of Shaw Trust Group, a charity helping to transform the lives of young people and adults across the UK.

Working in our residential children's homes at Homes2Inspire means working for a dedicated team providing nurturing and supportive environments for young people in our care. We are committed to helping build a brighter future for our young people by offering stability, guidance, and a nurturing environment. The nature of the role varies in pace, and you will be working directly with vulnerable young people who have adverse backgrounds and require trauma-informed care.

If you are passionate about helping young people and colleagues reach their full potential and have experience working with young people in a residential setting or transferrable experience in a similar role with young people, we would love to hear from you. Homes2Inspire are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.

What you'll bring:

Experience supporting vulnerable people in a workplace environment or professional capacity

Education to GCSE level or equivalent

QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent Health & Social Care qualification or willingness to complete

Availability to work on a shift rota system including weekends and bank holidays

A full UK Driving Licence

What can Homes2Inspire offer you?

Opportunity to earn £1400 attendance bonus

A three-week comprehensive induction package to make you feel at home with our way of working, expectations and specialist training to ensure you are prepared for your role.

Professional development training to progress internally into roles with Homes2Inspire, a national top ten charity owned residential children's home provider.

Medicash Healthcare Plan – claim back an annual cost of everyday healthcare, such as dental, optical treatment and specialist treatment

Employee Assistant Program (EAP) – 24/7 access to support via phone, SMS, WhatsApp and live chat. 8 free counselling sessions/short-term solutions provided.

Wellbeing support – We have an internal health and wellbeing team who are on hand and available to provide professional help and support during difficult times. Our team all have an NHS clinical background and are trained in their field of expertise

28 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays

Life assurance, extensive high street discounts, access to Blue Light discount card and cycle to work scheme

Opportunities to connect with Shaw Trust employee networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women's Network, Men's Network, Young Professionals Network, Menopause Peer Support Group, Neurodiversity Network)

Refer a Friend scheme – earn £500 bonus for every successful applicant referred to us.

Please Note:

All successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment safer recruitment checks in line with Ofsted regulatory requirements and Homes2Inspire Safer Recruitment Policy.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Candidate applications will be reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to interview candidates before the advertised closing date of this role.

Interviews for this role will take place in-person during pre-planned assessment days, please contact the careers team if you have any accessibility requests or need reasonable adjustments (contact details below).

At Homes2Inspire, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

Homes2Inspire is dedicated to supporting care leavers by offering guaranteed job interviews if you meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you want to benefit from this scheme, please inform us as part of your application that you have lived-in care experience.

Male staff are under-represented within our residential children's services. We would like to encourage more male applicants to apply for our opportunities.

It is an important part of Homes2Inspire's recruitment process to ensure that candidates are matched with the most appropriate service based on their skills, experience, and the needs of the young people in our care. On occasion, this may result in offers of employment being made at an alternative service than where the candidate has originally applied.

For any questions on the role, or to receive a full job description, please contact our Careers Team on or