Kendal
Role: Residential Support Worker Location: Whinfell School, Kendal Hours: 42 per week Salary: From £26,994.24 up to £28,501.20 DOE per annum plus sleep in allowance Make a Difference Every Day At Cambian, everything you do matters. As a Children’s Residential Care Worker, you’ll become part of a home where your care, attention, and presence shape the lives of young people aged 7–19. From helping with homework to playing games or asking, “How was school?”, every moment builds trust, confidence, and a sense of safety. Though the work is challenging, the reward comes in every breakthrough and smile. What You’ll do: • Assist young people in developing life skills, qualifications, and confidence, • Provide a supportive and nurturing environment that promotes individual growth, • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver personalised care plans, • Act as a positive role model while engaging young people in educational and social activities, • Genuine passion for improving the lives of young people, • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team, • Flexible approach to shift work, adapting to varying scheduling needs, • Mature, calm demeanour with active listening skills, • Comprehensive Induction, • Annual salary from £26,994.24 up to £28,501.20 plus sleep in allowance, • 6 weeks Annual Leave entitlement, • Access to discounts at major retailers (ASDA, Tesco, M&S, etc.), • Health benefits, including dental and optical cashback after 2 years If you want to learn from and work with a highly specialist, incredibly proud and integrated team that unlocks the potential of young people who will challenge you, stand up to you, then trust you and ultimately move forward because of you, then please talk to us. We’d love to help you move forward too. Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.