North Aston, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
£31473 - £34475
Permanent
Residential Support Worker
North Aston
SALARY:
£14.45 - £15.15 plus approx. £3,000 to £6,000 sleep- in allowance pa. (£62.64 per sleep-in, working approx. 6-8 sleep ins per month) From April 1st 2026
Hours: Full-time, 39 hours per week
Driving Requirement: Full UK Driving Licence is required
We are looking for a children's support worker to become part of our family home, caring for vulnerable young people who have sometimes complex emotional difficulties. You would be the person to give encouragement and praise when needed, to be patient and understanding during times of crisis and to inspire them to grow and develop.
The role can be emotionally challenging and you could be handling difficult situations BUT you could be the person to change a life for the better.
Why choose Keys for your career?
Keys provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of them.
As a therapeutic support worker you will:
- Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people
- Act as a positive role model to to give encouragement and praise.
- Inspire our young people on a daily basis.
- Provide emotional support to allow the children to reach their full potential in sometimes challenging situations
- Build friendships and trusting relationships
- Help them to find pleasure in everyday tasks
- Empower them to make decisions about themselves
As well as competitive pay and in-house professional support we provide and fully fund the necessary training to achieve valuable externally accredited qualifications.
- We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and emotionally resilient.
- Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
- Experience and qualifications in care or transferable skills such as police, education, security or working with vulnerable people.
- Ability to remain calm during sometimes challenging situations.
- Full UK Driving licence is essential.
- You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins.
Contact us today to hear how you can join us in helping care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
Keys are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Keys is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Keys are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.
As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role that they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV for one of our resourcing team to get in touch,.
