Break
Children's Residential Support Worker
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Children's Residential Support Worker
Company Description
Break is a charity that supports children and young people in care, around care, and after leaving care. The organisation provides fostering, children’s homes, mentoring, therapeutic services, and leaving care support across East Anglia.
Break’s approach is personal and relational, focusing on being real, reliable, and persistent in advocating for young people. The charity is driven by the belief that every young person deserves to thrive, regardless of their start in life (#WeCareDifferently). Break is a registered charity (No: 286650), committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred support.
Role Description
Title: Children’s Residential Support Worker Location: March, on-site Contract: Full-time, permanent Key Theme: Trauma-informed care
This full-time, on-site role is based in March, providing consistent, trauma-informed care and support to children and young people residing in a residential setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Building relationships: Foster positive, trusting relationships with young people through consistent, reliable support.
- Daily care: Assist with daily routines to maintain structure and confidence.
- Promoting independence: Develop and support skills in education, life skills, and social engagement.
- Care planning: Implement and review individual care plans for each young person.
- Safeguarding: Maintain high safeguarding standards and follow child protection procedures.
- Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues, social workers, medical professionals and external agencies to ensure the wellbeing and safety of young people.
- Household duties: Active participation in household responsibilities in the residential setting.
- Recording and reporting: Accurately track and document observations, progress, and incidents, updating teams accordingly.
- Team contribution: Participate in team meetings, training, and reflective practice sessions to enhance practice quality.
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The role requires:
- Flexibility to accommodate varying day-to-day demands, including shifts across evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.
- Emotional resilience and adaptability in a dynamic environment.
- Commitment to creating and maintaining a safe, nurturing environment where young people can develop fully.
- A trauma-informed approach, understanding the effects of past experiences on behaviour and emotional regulation.
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Qualifications & Experience
Essential Criteria
- Experience in Support Worker roles or similar childcare/children’s social care environments.
- Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication to build relationships with young people and teams.
- Child protection and safeguarding experience, including awareness of legal frameworks and policy compliance.
- Accurate familiarity with digital systems (e.g., secure record-keeping platforms, email-based communication methods).
Desirable
- A Level 3 qualification in Children and Young People’s Care, Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
- Experience in residential childcare where consistent, long-term support is provided.
- Understanding of therapeutic approaches and relationship-based practice.
- Commitment to working flexibly within shifts, emergencies and weekends.
- Experience of reflective practice and self-awareness of how individual biases might influence work.
- Diversity and equality understanding, ensuring all support is inclusive without discrimination.
Note: Selected candidates will undergo a DBS check before commencing the role.
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