Residential Support Worker - Children's Home
- Recruiter
- Super Hiring
- Location
- Uckfield
- Salary
- £13.82 - £17.29 per hour
- Contract
- Permanent
- Work pattern
- Full Time
- First listed by Ontap
- 13 October 2026
Job description
Residential Support Worker - Children's Home
13.82 - 17.29 per hour Days or Waking Nights Permanent
Looking for a role where you can earn well, build a genuine career and make a real difference to young people's lives?
Work at our children's home, rated "Good" by Ofsted and make a real difference to young people's lives while growing your career in residential childcare!
Why SuperCare?
The Role
You'll become a consistent, trusted adult supporting young people with high and complex support needs.
The home supports young people with needs including autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, OCD, Pica, communication difficulties and behaviours that can challenge.
Some young people may have limited awareness of risk and boundaries, require a high level of staffing support, and rely heavily on predictable routines and consistent approaches from the adults around them.
You may also support young people who are non-verbal or low-verbal, using methods such as PECS, Makaton, AAC, behaviour and body language to communicate.
The role is active and can involve sensory activities, movement-based activities, outdoor activities and periods of significant dysregulation.
You will need to remain calm, patient and consistent while helping young people regulate and maintain safety.
What You'll Be Doing
Who We're Looking For
You may already have experience in:
Residential Childcare Children's Support Work Children's Homes Autism Learning Disabilities Complex Care Mental Health SEN Special Schools Alternative Provision Behaviour Support Challenging Behaviour PBS Non-Verbal Support Youth Work Supported Living Crisis Intervention Secure Care CAMHS Outreach Support Care Assistant Support Worker
We're looking for people who are:
Due to the remote location of the home, a full UK driving licence is preferred. A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare is preferred, but if you don't already hold it, SuperCare will fund it for you! Shift Patterns Day Shifts 7:30am - 10:30pm 1 day on, 2 days off Waking Nights 10:00pm - 8:00am 2 nights on, 2 nights off Safer Recruitment All appointments are subject to Enhanced DBS checks, references and full safer recruitment procedures. Ready for a role where your work genuinely matters and your career can progress? Apply today!