Salary: Up to £28,899 per annum - plus £3,600 per annum in sleep-in allowance based on an average of 6 sleep-ins per month
Contract/Hours: Permanent / Full Time – 37 hours per week
Closing date for applications is midnight of Wednesday 28th October
At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods. See how your skills can make a real difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.
As a Residential Support Worker at Monksfield, you’ll play an important part in children’s daily lives — supporting them through routines, personal care, play, learning and social activities. Our children have moderate to severe learning difficulties and complex health needs, and your support helps them feel safe, understood and able to thrive.
You’ll help each young person build new skills, discover interests and grow in confidence through meaningful, engaging experiences that make their world bigger and brighter.
The role also involves completing risk assessments, contributing to care plans, advocating for each child and working closely with families and professionals to ensure their needs are met with care and consistency.
It’s an active, hands‑on role that calls for compassion, patience and genuine commitment. Staff often bring their own hobbies — from music to sports to crafts — to inspire children and open up new opportunities.
With varied shifts across mornings, evenings, nights and weekly sleep‑ins, flexibility is essential, and every day brings something different.
Monksfield is a lively, energetic 24‑hour residential service, providing care and support seven days a week for children and young people who need a stable, nurturing and therapeutic environment. The home has a genuinely family‑like culture, where staff support one another, reflect together and celebrate every achievement — whether a young person builds confidence, tries something new or manages a difficult moment.
At it’s core, Monksfield is a place where every child is valued, encouraged and supported to experience life fully, without limits placed by disability. The team provides residential care for children and young people who need stability, consistency and a therapeutic approach. Staff work collaboratively to deliver meaningful activities, predictable routines and child‑centred support that promotes wellbeing, independence and positive outcomes.
The team is trained in trauma‑informed practice and works closely with families and external professionals to ensure each young person receives personalised, joined‑up care. Monksfield is a home filled with connection, purpose and possibility — a place where children can grow, thrive and feel truly understood.
Some key responsibilities of the Residential Support Worker role are to;
Are you resilient and able to approach change and challenge with a positive mindset? We’re looking for someone with a genuine ‘can do’ attitude to join our team and make a real difference. Ideally, you’ll have:
Why Action for Children?
Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us change that where it really matters.
We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot’s changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn’t. So as long as children need us, we’ll be here.
Will you join us?
Contact: Please submit an application via our careers page. If you have any further questions, you can contact Laura McCarthy at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13854
At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.
We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.
We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.
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