Support Worker Children's Home

2 days ago

Barking, Greater London, United Kingdom Fresh Start Children's Home Full time

Support Worker – Children's Residential Home (EBD, 8–17 years)

Location: Dagenham, Essex

Salary: £25,000 - £32,000 per annum (part time salary pro rata) Dependent on experience

Hours: Full-Time (40 hours per week) and part time roles available, permanent role

There's nothing more rewarding than helping a young person believe in themselves, celebrate their individuality, and achieve success that is meaningful to them. 

As we open our brand new children's home, we are excited to build a team that truly lives our values. We are proud to be creating a warm, supportive, and nurturing environment where young people can feel loved, feel safe, grow in confidence, and experience new opportunities. This is a fantastic chance to join from the very beginning and help shape a home that makes a real difference. 

Role overview and responsibilities:

As a Support Worker, you will play a key role in helping young people navigate daily life and feel at home. Your responsibilities will include: 

  • Supporting young people to continue hobbies, develop friendships, explore new activities, and build essential life skills.
  • Providing consistent day-to-day care and creating a safe, homely, therapeutic environment.
  • Helping with daily routines such as preparing for school, maintaining healthy routines, and promoting balanced meals.
  • Ensuring the home is a calm, welcoming space where young people can relax and feel secure.
  • Encouraging young people to reach their potential and try new experiences.
  • Supporting development through engaging activities, positive role modelling, and consistent emotional support.
  • Building strong, trusting relationships while ensuring safeguarding needs are always met.
  • Working closely with other professionals and contributing to care plans.

If you're passionate about changing young people's lives and want to be part of shaping a brand-new, nurturing home, we'd love to have you on our team. 

Benefits of working with us:

  • Competitive salary and pension scheme
  • Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
  • Supportive leadership and a collaborative team culture
  • Employee assistance programme offering free, confidential support
  • A strong focus on wellbeing; we take seriously our support to you so that you can support others

Required experience and skills:

  • Ability to be a great role model to our looked after children.
  • Ability to build trusting relationships.
  • A genuine care and compassion to work with looked after children.
  • Flexibility to be able to work shifts that include evenings and weekends and sleep ins.
  • Willingness to complete a Level 3 qualification in Children's and Young People Workforce
  • Emotional resilience, empathy, and a genuine passion for supporting young people with complex needs.

How to apply:

Please send you CV to

and an application pack will be sent to you for completion. Closing date for applications is 2nd January 2026.

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