Child Support Worker jobs in Sheffield

Residential Youth Support Worker – A Career Like No Other

Location: Chesterfield

Salary: Starting Rate (£29,767.00), 12 months in position (£30,659.00), QCF Level 3 Qualified (£31,579.00)

Pay Explained: We offer a competitive salary with clear opportunities for progression and increased earnings. As a Band 1 Residential Youth Support Worker, you will receive a starting salary of £29,767 per annum (£14.31 per hour), with the opportunity to earn an additional £5,200 per year through sleep-ins based on two sleep-ins per week (£50 per sleep-in), plus a £100 bonus, giving a total earning potential of £34,967. After 12 months in post, you can progress to Band 2, increasing your salary to £30,659 per annum (£14.74 per hour) and your total earning potential to £35,859. Upon achieving a QCF Level 3 qualification, you can progress to Band 3, earning £31,579 per annum (£15.18 per hour), with a total earning potential of £36,779, including sleep-in payments and bonus. This structured pay scale recognises both experience and professional development, ensuring your earnings grow as your career progresses.

Shift Pattern: Working a variety of shifts including earlies, lates, doubles and sleep-ins on a rotational shift pattern.

Looking for Something More Rewarding?

Do you thrive in fast-paced environments? Have you worked in hospitality, retail, sports, outdoor activities, or customer service? Do you have the emotional resilience to handle challenging situations while supporting and inspiring young people?

If so, you don’t need experience in care – just the right mindset! We provide full training, qualifications, and support to help you build a rewarding career in residential childcare.

What Does the Role Involve?

As a Residential Support Worker, you’ll provide stability, guidance, and mentorship to young people who have experienced trauma. Your work will be challenging, unpredictable, and deeply rewarding. Every day will be different, and your job will include:

• Supporting and caring for young people – helping with daily routines, activities, and emotional well-being.
• Managing challenging situations – using your resilience and empathy to de-escalate conflicts.
• Encouraging personal growth – supporting young people to develop independence, education, and life skills.
• Be a trusted role model – showing resilience, patience, and empathy in every interaction.
• Creating a nurturing environment – helping to build a safe and stable home.

What We’re Looking For:

• A strong, compassionate personality – you stay calm under pressure and can handle difficult situations.
• Emotional resilience – this role isn’t always easy, but the rewards are incredible.
• A positive role model – honesty, patience, and empathy are key.
• Flexibility – able to work shifts, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins.
• Problem-solvers who think on their feet.
• People with life experience – whether from a previous career or personal challenges.
• A willingness to learn – full training provided, including a funded Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare.

Experience in care is not essential – we provide full training and qualifications. What matters most is your attitude, emotional intelligence, and willingness to learn.

What We Offer:

• 3 weeks of paid training to prepare you for the role.
• Full training and a funded Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare.
• A structured career path – progression into senior roles for the right candidates.
• 28 days of annual leave, increasing with service.
• Meals provided during shifts.
• Employee benefits – discounts on shopping, cinema, and holidays.
• 24/7 well-being support – including free counselling sessions.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be changing lives – providing stability, care, and support for young people who need it most. Every day, you’ll face new challenges and learn new skills while working as part of a close-knit team. If you have the passion, resilience, and dedication to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Please Note:

• All successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment safer recruitment checks in line with Ofsted regulatory requirements and Homes2Inspire Safer Recruitment Policy.
• We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
• Candidate applications will be reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to interview candidates before the advertised closing date of this role.
• Interviews for this role will take place in-person during pre-planned assessment days, please contact the careers team if you have any accessibility requests or need reasonable adjustments (contact details below).

At Homes2Inspire, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

Homes2Inspire is dedicated to supporting care leavers by offering guaranteed job interviews if you meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you want to benefit from this scheme, please inform us as part of your application that you have lived in care experience.

Male staff are under-represented within our residential children’s services. We would like to encourage more male applicants to apply for our opportunities.

It is an important part of Homes2Inspire’s recruitment process to ensure that candidates are matched with the most appropriate service based on their skills, experience, and the needs of the young people in our care. On occasion, this may result in offers of employment being made at an alternative service than where the candidate has originally applied.

For any questions on the role, or to receive a full job description, please contact our Careers Team on careers@homes2inspire.co.uk or 01788 487057.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £29,767.00-£36,779.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Application question(s):

• Can you work 40 hours a week with 2 sleep ins?

Licence/Certification:

• Full UK driving license (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person