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Duration: 12 weeks with a possible extension.
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Residential Support Worker – Social Care Non-Qualified
Hours: Full-time (36 hours per week)
Contract: 12 Week Temporary Contract, ending 25 January 2027
Support Children and Young People in a Residential Care Setting
We're recruiting 3 Residential Support Workers to join Barnet Council, supporting children and young people within a residential care environment.
This is a hands-on role for someone who is compassionate, resilient, and confident supporting vulnerable children and young people with their day-to-day needs, emotional wellbeing, routines, and development.
You'll work closely with colleagues, social workers, families, education professionals, health professionals, and other agencies to provide a safe, stable, and supportive environment for residents.
About the Role
As a Residential Support Worker, you'll provide practical and emotional support to children and young people living within a residential setting, helping them build confidence, independence, and positive routines.
What you'll be doing:
- Providing day-to-day care and support to children and young people in a residential setting
- Supporting residents with daily routines, personal development, education, appointments, and activities
- Building positive and trusting relationships with children and young people
- Promoting independence, confidence, and life skills
- Supporting emotional wellbeing and responding appropriately to challenging situations
- Maintaining a safe, secure, and nurturing environment
- Following individual care plans, risk assessments, and support plans
- Recording accurate case notes and daily observations
- Supporting safeguarding procedures and reporting concerns appropriately
- Working closely with social workers, families, schools, health professionals, and other partner agencies
- Supporting residents to attend appointments, education, activities, and community-based services
- Helping to manage behaviour positively using agreed strategies and procedures
- Supporting medication processes where required and appropriately trained
- Contributing to handovers, team meetings, reviews, and care planning
- Ensuring confidentiality and professional boundaries are maintained
- Supporting the overall smooth running of the residential service
- Working flexibly across shifts as required by the service
Requirements
We're looking for caring, reliable, and resilient individuals with experience supporting children, young people, or vulnerable individuals in a care or residential environment.
You'll ideally have:
- Previous experience within residential care, children's services, supported living, youth work, or social care
- Experience supporting vulnerable children or young people
- A good understanding of safeguarding and child protection
- Ability to build positive professional relationships with young people
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to remain calm and professional in challenging situations
- Good written skills for completing records, reports, and case notes
- Ability to follow care plans, risk assessments, policies, and procedures
- Strong teamwork skills
- A compassionate and non-judgemental approach
- Ability to work flexibly, including shifts where required
- Experience managing challenging behaviour would be advantageous
- Local authority or residential children's home experience would be beneficial
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to provide three years of references/work history
- Ability to complete a Criminal Convictions Declaration
- Ability to sign a Confidentiality Agreement
- Ability to complete an enhanced DBS check where required
Why Apply
- Opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children and young people
- Chance to gain further residential social care experience
- Varied role combining practical support, safeguarding, care planning, and relationship building
- Opportunity to work within Barnet Council's Children's Services
- Supportive team environment
- 3 positions available
Benefits
- Weekly Pay
- Company Pension
- Ongoing Agency Support
Additional Information
Client: Barnet Council
Location: New Park House, 25 Parkhurst Road, London, N11 3EN
Number of Positions: 3
Hours: 36 hours per week
Start Date: 3 November 2026
Contract End Date: 25 January 2027
Contract Duration: 12 weeks
Pay Rate: £29.75 per hour Umbrella
Contract Type: Temporary
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Pay: £29.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience supporting children or young people within residential care, social care, supported living, youth work, or a similar setting?
- Do you have a good understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures?
- Are you able to work from New Park House, 25 Parkhurst Road, London, N11 3EN?
- Are you available to work 36 hours per week from 3 November 2026?
Experience:
- Residential Care / Children's Services: 1 year (preferred)
- Social Care / Support Work: 1 year (preferred)
- Supporting Children or Young People: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Enhanced DBS (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
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