360 CRS
Residential Support Worker - Children's Services
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Residential Support Worker - Children's Services
Residential Support Practitioner – Children’s Services
Position Type & Pay
Permanent / Full-time opportunity
Hours:
- £13.50ph – £14.00ph (DOE, dependent on experience) + £50 sleep-in bonus
- 168 waking hours/month + 12 sleep-ins (~2–3 shifts/week)
- Estimated annual salary: £34,416 – £35,424
- Enhancement rates for overtime, bank holidays and festival pay
About Us
We’re a growing, children’s residential care organisation dedicated to helping 7–17-year-olds rebuild trust, confidence and hope after loss, instability or trauma.
Our belief: We don’t define children by their past. We support them to thrive.
We use trauma-informed, PACE-based practice to create warm, stable environments where every young person feels safe, valued and encouraged to grow. This raw work—this is change you can see.
Our homes are across the Southwest, London, and a new multi-home provision in Durham.
Benefits & Perks
At 360 CRS, we look after the people who look after others:
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- Frontline leadership support
- Employee Assistance Programme for well-being guidance
- Your Birthday Off (a full day off each birthday)
- Generous referral bonus – £500 for supporting new hires
- Wellness Allowance supporting physical and mental health
- Extra annual leave increasing with years of service
- Donation Match Scheme – double your social impact
- Fully funded qualifications (including Level 3 Residential Childcare Diploma)
- Blue Light discounts and access
- Company vehicle availability for work-related duties
- Enhanced pay for overtime, bank holidays and periods of high demand
The Role
You’ll transform houses into homes—a place of safety, warmth and opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a positive, grounding presence for young people
- Build authentic relationships based on trust
- Support emotional development and independence
- Establish and maintain healthy routines, learning and community connections
- Champion safeguarding and best practice
- Collaborate with a supportive, reflective team
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Work Schedule: Highly flexible—evenings, weekends and sleep-ins are common and essential.
Who You Are
If you’re committed to helping young people grow, heal and believe in themselves again, we’ll equip you with everything you need to make a difference.
Essential Criteria
- Experience working with children and young people (all ages welcome)
- Willingness to work shift-based rotas, including sleep-ins
Recommended Attributes
- Previous direct experience in children’s residential care (ideal but not essential)
- Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle (beneficial for fieldwork)
Our Safeguarding Promise
Safety is central to what we do.
Requirement:
- Safer recruitment checks
- Enhanced DBS clearance
- Mandatory and ongoing safeguarding training
(Leave for equal opportunities clauses – in line with organisational values.)
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