Residential Support Worker

CLOSING DATE: 14/12/25 Please note that the role may close early to applications – apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Duties and responsibilities

• To ensure the protection and safeguard the wellbeing of the young people in our care.
• Demonstrate to the young people the value of education, care, and development to achieve better outcomes.
• Build and create mutual trust and respect with young people in order that they respond and react appropriately to information and advice.
• Define structures and boundaries of behaviour to young people, acting as a positive role model, so they understand daily routines expected.
• Produce, maintain, and distribute house paperwork to ensure relevant information is recorded accurately and is available.
• Control and analyse the young people’s behaviour to encourage them to participate in a positive structured routine.
• Create and produce activities to occupy and develop young people in order that they gain life skills and education on an informed basis
• Maintain knowledge of and apply the relevant legislative, regulative and standards against inspection framework requirements.
• Provide basic advice and skills to young people on managing their finances and other everyday life skills.

Skills and experience

• Supporting and working with others
• Acting Professionally
• Dealing with Changing Circumstances
• Sharing & Co-operating
• Communication
• ICT
• Be willing to work towards relevant diploma in children’s residential care
• Age 21 and over
• Studying children related degrees such as, childhood and society, childhood psychology, early childhood studies, education and early childhood applied child psychology, child nursing, social work, health and social care and child development.

Location
Wollaton, Nottingham

Additional information

Please apply with your CV and covering letter for this role.

For advice on CVs, covering letters and making applications, please refer to the University’s Careers and Employability Service website.

Ensure that you demonstrate how you meet the requirements outlined above in your written application. You will always need to tailor your application to the role you are applying for. Applications may close early if a suitable candidate is found, so apply early to avoid disappointment.

This role is being advertised by the Unitemps team at the University of Nottingham, which is part of the Careers and Employability Service. Unitemps is acting as an employment business, supplying temporary workers in relation to this vacancy. We are acting on behalf of a reputable Nottingham company to fill this position.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process on account of a disability or other health-related condition, or if you have any questions about this role, please contact the team at recruit.unitemps@nottingham.ac.uk

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How to apply

To apply please email your CV and a tailored cover letter to: Megan.waring@ariyahchildrenscare.co.uk