Residential Youth Support Worker - Sapphire House

🌟 Residential Senior Support Worker – Lead with Compassion

Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Salary: Starting Rate (£29,767.00), 12 months in position (£30,659.00), QCF Level 3 Qualified (£31,579.00)
Pay Explained: We offer a competitive salary with clear opportunities for progression and increased earnings. As a Band 1 Residential Youth Support Worker, you will receive a starting salary of £29,767 per annum (£14.31 per hour), with the opportunity to earn an additional £5,200 per year through sleep-ins based on two sleep-ins per week (£50 per sleep-in), plus a £100 bonus, giving a total earning potential of £34,967. After 12 months in post, you can progress to Band 2, increasing your salary to £30,659 per annum (£14.74 per hour) and your total earning potential to £35,859. Upon achieving a QCF Level 3 qualification, you can progress to Band 3, earning £31,579 per annum (£15.18 per hour), with a total earning potential of £36,779, including sleep-in payments and bonus. This structured pay scale recognises both experience and professional development, ensuring your earnings grow as your career progresses.

Shift Pattern: Rotational shifts including earlies, lates, long days, and sleep-ins

💬 Looking to Step Up and Make a Bigger Impact?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead by example in a trauma-informed residential setting? Do you have experience supporting young people and want to help shape a safe, nurturing home environment where both staff and residents thrive?

At Homes2Inspire, we’re looking for compassionate, confident leaders who can guide teams and support young people with empathy, structure, and resilience. If you’re passionate about making a difference and want to grow within a values-led organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

🛠️ What the Role Involves

As a Senior Support Worker, you’ll play a key leadership role in the home. You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading shifts and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations
• Supporting and mentoring Support Workers and Waking Night staff
• Building strong, trusting relationships with young people
• Promoting best practice and professional development across the team
• Organising meaningful activities that promote joy, learning, and growth
• Maintaining high standards of documentation and safeguarding

🏡 About Sapphire House

Sapphire House is a residential 1 bed bungalow in Worksop, located near the A57. The home provides emergency placements and operates in a dynamic, fast-paced environment - ideal for someone who thrives under pressure and can think on their feet.

As part of our committed staff team, you’ll play a vital role in supporting vulnerable young people aged 5–18. Our approach is trauma-informed, and we focus on creating a safe, stable, and nurturing environment where young people can grow, heal, and reach their full potential.

Our young people enjoy:

• 🧁 Getting creative in the kitchen with baking
• 🐴 Horse riding and spending time with animals
• 🛍️ Exploring fashion, shopping trips, and social media fun

👀 What We’re Looking For

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Ideal candidates will have:

• A strong, compassionate personality and leadership qualities
• Emotional resilience and the ability to stay calm under pressure
• Flexibility to work shifts, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins
• Experience supporting vulnerable young people in a residential setting
• A QCF Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare (essential)
• A desire to grow—opportunities to complete a fully funded Level 5 qualification available

🎁 What We Offer

• 3 weeks of paid induction training
• Funded Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare
• Structured career progression into management roles
• £1,400 annual attendance bonus + sleep-in payments (£44.56 per shift)
• 28 days annual leave (increasing with service)
• Free meals during shifts
• Employee benefits including discounts on shopping, cinema, and holidays
• 24/7 well-being support, including free counselling sessions
• Christmas voucher of up to £200, based on length of service and contracted hours

📌 Important Information

• We do not offer sponsorship or support with right to work
• All applicants must have their own right to work in the UK, permitting them to work 40 hours per week
• All successful candidates will undergo pre-employment safer recruitment checks in line with Ofsted and Homes2Inspire policies
• Applications are reviewed regularly, and interviews may be held before the advertised closing date
• Interviews will take place in person during scheduled assessment days. Please contact our Careers Team if you require reasonable adjustments

🤝 Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Homes2Inspire, we’re proud to foster a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities, and welcome individuals with lived experience of disability or social exclusion.

We offer guaranteed interviews for care leavers who meet the minimum role requirements—please let us know in your application if you have lived-in care experience.

Male staff are currently under-represented in our residential children’s services, and we strongly encourage more male applicants to apply.

We aim to match candidates with the most suitable service based on their skills, experience, and the needs of the young people in our care. In some cases, this may mean offering employment at a different home than originally applied for.

📧📞 Get in Touch

For questions or to request a full job description, contact AJ from our Careers Team:

View email address on jobs.shaw-trust.org.uk

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