Residential Support Worker

Shaw Trust Northampton, England May 18, 2026

Type Part Time
Pay £13.45 – £13.77/hour
Work Remote
Schedule Weekends

This Support Worker opportunity in Residential Childcare is built around supporting Worker focuses on support, including cooking, cleaning, and encouraging independence in skills like budgeting and shopping. It would suit someone who can bring patience, respectful communication, safeguarding awareness, and steady support habits to the role.

Role overview

Willingness to work towards QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare (fully funded). Sleep-in allowance - £46.01 per sleep.

Care and support involved

Supporting Worker focuses on support, including cooking, cleaning, and encouraging independence in skills like budgeting and shopping. Maintaining accurate records and paperwork, liaising with management, social workers, other healthcare professionals etc. Supporting people with care, daily routines, clinical tasks, or wellbeing according to the role remit.

What helps in this care setting

Patience, respectful communication, safeguarding awareness, and steady support habits.

Care skills and requirements

  • Support, registration, DBS, or safeguarding requirements may apply.

Job details

  • Pay: £27,976 - £28,650 per annum.
  • Shift pattern: Weekends.
  • Additional detail: Bonus opportunities may be available.

Requirements mentioned

  • DBS check
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