Therapeutic Children's Homes | EBD & Complex Care | Immediate Start Available

📍 Crewe, Cheshire
🕒 2 Days On, 4 Days Off
💷 £31,003.05 - £31,918.50 (including sleep-ins*) + Overtime Available
🚗 Driving Licence Required

Looking for a career where you can genuinely change lives?

Homes for Support is recruiting Residential Children's Support Workers to join our growing team in Crewe.

Whether you already work in childcare, care, education, youth work, the armed forces, emergency services, hospitality, customer service, sports coaching, or another people-focused role, we want to hear from you.

Experience in Residential Childcare is not essential. What matters most is your character, resilience, values and commitment to helping children and young people achieve positive outcomes.

We provide a structured 12-week induction programme and fully support you to complete the mandatory Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare.

About Our Homes

Our services include:

✅ Therapeutic Residential Children's Homes (4–6 bedrooms)

✅ Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) Services

✅ Solo Complex Care Provision(s)

You will support children and young people who have experienced trauma and adversity, helping them to build confidence, develop life skills and achieve positive futures.

Why Join Homes for Support?

✔ Immediate interview availability

✔ Immediate start dates available

✔ Safer recruitment process completed quickly and professionally

✔ Interviews conducted by two managers

✔ Structured 12-week induction programme

✔ Fully funded Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare

✔ Clear career progression opportunities

✔ Supportive management team

✔ Comprehensive training programme

✔ Employee wellbeing support

✔ Pension scheme

✔ Annual leave entitlement

✔ Meaningful and rewarding work every day

What You'll Do

• Build positive and professional relationships with children and young people

• Support education, health appointments and social activities

• Help create a safe, nurturing and therapeutic home environment

• Promote independence, confidence and life skills

• Complete daily records and reports

• Work as part of a supportive team to achieve positive outcomes

We're Looking For People Who Are:

• Caring, resilient and emotionally intelligent

• Positive role models for children and young people

• Reliable and able to work a 2-on, 4-off rota

• Committed to personal development and learning

Essential Requirements

✔ Full UK Driving Licence

✔ Ability to commute to Crewe

✔ Ability to work a 2-on, 4-off shift pattern

✔ Successful completion of enhanced DBS and safer recruitment checks

*sleep-in's are planned on the rota and communicated to you. Most Homes/Services allow for a sleep-in on every shift (an average of 10 per month).

Quick Apply

To apply, simply answer these three questions:

1. Do you hold a full UK Driving Licence? (Yes/No)

2. Can you reliably commute to Crewe? (Yes/No)

3. Can you work a 2-on, 4-off shift pattern, including weekends and bank holidays? (Yes/No)

Apply today. Interviews are available immediately and successful candidates may be offered a start date as soon as all safer recruitment checks have been completed.

Homes for Support is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All offers are subject to enhanced DBS checks and safer recruitment procedures.