Secure Children's Home Support Worker

Community Care Live; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist residential care provider in Southampton seeks individuals to support children with complex needs. The role involves acting as a therapeutic parent, forming trusting relationships, and engaging in activities. Candidates should be passionate, resilient, and able to work flexibly. Experience in similar settings is advantageous, but not essential. This position offers comprehensive training and support for career development.

Benefits

Comprehensive training program

Flexible working requests considered

Qualifications

• Passionate about helping children with complex needs.
• Emotionally intelligent and physically able.
• Experience with children or similar settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as a therapeutic parent and role model.
• Form trusting relationships with children.
• Engage in fun activities and support health and wellbeing.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Resilience

Job description

Overview

Swainwick Lodge is a specialist, secure residential home looking after up to ten children with complex attachment, mental health and behavioural needs; it provides a safe, secure and therapeutic environment for some of our most vulnerable young people.

What you'll do

You will act as a ‘therapeutic parent’ and a role‑model to our children, forming positive, trusting relationships that enable them to feel safe and cared for. Working with our diverse on‑site education and health and wellbeing team, you will also engage in fun activities that interest both the children and the staff. Patience, empathy, consistency and respect are essential even in the face of extremely challenging behaviour.

Shift pattern

You will work a shift pattern of alternate weekends with a mixture of early and late shifts and sleep‑in duties to suit your home‑life balance. Flexible working requests can be considered.

Training and support

When you start, the first four weeks will be an induction programme that includes mandatory training. You will be provided with all the training you need and our regular ongoing training and support to develop both your personal and professional skills.

Qualifications and experience

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping children. Emotionally intelligent and resilient, you will also need to be physically able to undertake the role and the training. Experience of working with children, young people or adults within a residential, secure or similar setting is an advantage but not essential.

Right to work

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.