Residential Support Worker - High Intensity Home

Keys Group; Taunton; On-site; GBP 3,000 - GBP 6,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive care organization in Taunton is seeking a Residential Support Worker to provide emotional and physical support to children and young people. The role involves fostering a safe and loving home, being a positive role model, and encouraging personal development. With a full-time position offering competitive pay and fully funded training for qualifications, this is an opportunity to make a real difference in young lives. Candidates must have experience in a residential setting and a full UK Driving Licence.

Benefits

Fully funded training for qualifications

Competitive pay

In-house professional support

Qualifications

• Experience providing emotional and physical support.
• Ability to be a positive role model.
• Skills in building friendships and trusting relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and loving home for children.
• Encourage and praise the children during activities.
• Help children reach their full potential in challenging situations.

Skills

Experience in a residential setting

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Residential Support Worker - High Intensity Home

Package Description

Residential Support Worker

SALARY:

£3,000 to £6,000 sleep- in allowance pa. (£62.64 per sleep-in, working approx. 6-8 sleep ins per monthp>

Hours: Full-time, 39 hours per week

Job Requirement: Full UK Driving Licence is required and experience in a residential setting

Make 2026 the year to make a difference to the life of every child and young person through positive experiences.

We are looking for experienced Support Workers to join us at our new High Intensity home for young people with a variety of backgrounds. 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 Group for your career?

Keys Group provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have 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, led and supported by a registered manager.
• Act as a positive role model to give encouragement and praise.
• Enjoy fun days out such as swimming, go karting, skating and revisit missed milestones.
• Provide emotional and physical 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.

Contact us today to hear how you can join us in helping care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Keys Group is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

Keys Group are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service, 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.