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Residential Support Worker - GOLDEN CARE LIVING LTD

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Job description
If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on children and young people we support, then come work with us.
Golden Care Living Children’s home in Ilford are recruiting for Residential Support Workers and Senior Residential Support Workers. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, caring, and passionate people to become an integral part of our support team. In this role, you will support our young people and be responsible for providing compassionate care during your time with them making a difference in their lives.
The applicant must be at least 21 years old.
Our benefits include:
In return for your hard work and commitment to the role we offer:


  • Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
  • Competitive salary
  • Enrolment onto the Updating Service at the cost of the employer
  • Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training expense met by the employer.
  • Pension Scheme
  • 28 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays)
  • Enrolment on Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (after successful probation)
    Golden Care Living children's home in Ilford provides a high standard of care and support for young people who have emotional and behavioural difficulties which often result in challenging behaviour. To succeed, we need people who share our passion for making a difference and ideally have previous experience of working with challenging behaviour. We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare and expect all staff to share this commitment.

We are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. If you can demonstrate the values needed for a role within residential childcare, we will give you all the training and support you need.
About you:

  • Ability to work some nights.
  • You must have a DBS issued in the last 3 months or be willing to have one with the online update service. (Essential)
  • Have an NVQ Level 3 or be working towards it. (Or willingness and ability to work towards one)

A Residential Children’s Support Worker role will involve:
Supporting children aged 8-17 in full-time residential care during the nights and day shift.
To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
Setting boundaries for children and young people that may display challenging or emotional behaviour, whilst developing a relationship built on mutual trust.
Residential Support Workers play a key role in contributing to the physical, social, and emotional well-being, to provide a safe and nurturing atmosphere.
To use behaviour management strategies effectively and in line with the home's policy and procedures, which contribute to a purposeful environment.
Person Specification (Essential)
Evidence of successfully working with young people
Awareness of safeguarding young people
Risk assessments/Care Plans/Daily Logging/Use of IT
Working as part of a team
Empower and encourage young people to develop their life skills and independence skills, adhering to any independence programmes in place. (Preparing meals, travel training, domestic duties)
Ability to deal with challenging or aggressive behaviour. High degree of resilience
Empathy, patience and understanding for those who are vulnerable.
Good communication skills
Ensure the young people's paperwork is completed fully and includes all relevant information for that young person including their engagement, mood, conversations, thoughts, and feelings. Ensure that all records completed are accurate and reflective.
Good listening skills

  • Experience
    Required
  • Languages
    English – Advanced
  • Employment
    Full-time
  • Schedule
    8AM TO 8PM - 8PM TO 8AM
  • Salary
    from £14 hourly
  • Benefits
    HOLIDAY PAY
  • Starting time
    Immediate start!

pin icon41 Gartmore Road, IG3 9XG, Ilford

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Care Support WorkerIlford

CHILDREN RESIDENTIAL HOME AGES 6 TO 18 • 11-50 Employees

Hiring on JOB TODAY since September, 2025

Golden Care Living Limited provides care for young people between ages 6 to 18 years old with love, support and to protect from harm and abuse. We know and appreciate that our staff are very valuable to enable us support our young people.

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