Residential Support Worker Children ( Assessment Home )

Job Introduction

Residential Care Worker 

Be Part of Something Extraordinary. Help Build a Home That Changes Children's Lives.

This is a unique opportunity to join a brand-new therapeutic assessment home from day one, helping shape its culture, values and future.

If you're passionate about making a genuine difference to the lives of children and young people, enjoy being active, and want to work within a supportive, child-focused team, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Home

Our home will provide short-term therapeutic assessments for children and young people, offering a safe, nurturing environment while professionals develop a deeper understanding of their needs, strengths and future plans.

Every relationship you build, every experience you create and every observation you make will help shape a child's future.

What Will You Be Doing?

This won't be a role where you'll spend your day behind a desk.

Instead, you'll be:

•  Exploring forests, beaches and local attractions.
• ⚽ Playing football, swimming, cycling, gaming and joining in with activities.
•  Cooking meals together while teaching valuable life skills.
•  Celebrating birthdays, achievements and special moments.
•  Taking young people on exciting days out and creating positive memories.
•  Encouraging hobbies, creativity and new experiences.
•  Building trusting relationships through meaningful conversations.
•  Supporting education, daily routines and independence.
• ❤️ Helping children manage difficult emotions using therapeutic approaches.
•  Producing high-quality records and contributing to professional assessments.
•  Working closely with families, social workers, education providers and health professionals.

Every day will bring new challenges, new opportunities and the chance to make a lasting impact.

What You'll Need

• Experience in children's residential care is desirable (essential for Senior Residential 
• A willingness to work towards, or already hold, a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare. 
• Flexibility to work shifts, weekends and sleep-ins. 
• A full UK driving licence is preferred. 
• Most importantly, the passion and commitment to help children thrive. 

Why Join Us?

At Horizon Care & Education, you'll benefit from:

• Real Living Wage employer
• Competitive pay rates
• Christmas bonus
• Blue Light Card
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards – earn up to £2500 per referral!*
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
• Employee assistance programme.
• Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.
• High quality CPD opportunities.
• Free eye checks.

If you're ready to build brighter futures from day one, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help create a home where children feel safe, valued and inspired to thrive.

 INDRCW