Bank Support Worker - Children's Residential Home

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Be part of something meaningful. Earn up to £15.50 per hour (£14.50 unqualified) in our first childrens home, opening March 2026, fully registered with OFSTED as of 5th March, and help shape an expanding notforprofit service supporting children with complex emotional, behavioural, and learning needs.Our newly furnished home near Wimborne will support two children, with a second home for three children opening shortly after.We are looking for Bank Support Workers who are caring, dependable, and passionate about making a real difference.

Why Join Us?

At Agincare, we are a family-run organisation that puts people first both the children we support and the incredible staff who care for them. Were proud of our values, ourcommitment to quality, and our friendly,supportive work culture.

What Youll Receive:

• From £14.50 per hour + additional for overnight shifts if required.
• £15.50 per hour if Level 3 in Residential Childcare held
• Full-time, average of 40 hours per week with sleep ins as required
• Company pension scheme
• Refer-a-friend bonus up to £1,000*
• Paid Enhanced DBS
• Blue Light Discount package
• Early On Demand Pay
• Career development pathways and training
• Staff recognition and appreciation schemes

Your Role as a Support Worker

As part of a team wholeheartedly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, youll provide consistent, compassionate support to childrenhelping them feel safe, valued, and empowered. You will:

• Build trusting, positive relationships with children and young people
• Support daily routines from school runs and mealtimes to play and bedtime
• Help children learn life skills and build their independence
• Work as part of a team to ensure childrenfeel safe, secure, and cared for
• Support with care plans, routines, and risk assessments (with training)
• Handle challenging behaviour calmly and withempathy, using a therapeutic approach
• Take part in fun,active days every day is different!
• Be part of the sleep-in rota, (flexibility is essential)

About You

Were looking for people who are caring, reliable, and motivated to make a difference. You dont need experience as full training and ongoingsupport are provided. You will:

• Have a genuine interest insupporting children with complex needs
• Be patient, resilient, andemotionally intelligent
• Be able to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins
• Be able to meet the roles practical andemotional demands
• Have a positive attitude and a team-player mindset
• Hold or becommitted to completing NVQ Level 3 (or above) in Residential Childcare
• Hold a driving licence (dual registered home across 2 sites in Wimborne) so travel to both homes may be required.

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities.As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services.

Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

Our childrens homes are regulated by Ofsted.

Please note:This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.All convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings (including those regarded as spent) must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules. This role is also subject to enhanced DBS checks and comprehensive vetting procedures in line with safer recruitment standards.

We believe in building teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Equal opportunities are at the heart of everything we do.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• We're looking for people who are caring, reliable, and motivated to make a difference. You don't need experience as full training and ongoing support are provided. You will have a genuine interest in supporting children with complex needs, be patient, resilient, and emotionally intelligent, be able to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins, be able to meet the role's practical and emotional demands, have a positive attitude and a team-player mindset, hold or be committed to completing NVQ Level 3 (or above) in Residential Childcare, and hold a driving licence (dual registered home across 2 sites in Wimborne) so travel to both homes may be required.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Agincare

Address

Agincare Childrens' Services

Wimborne

BH21 6RQ

Employer's website

https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)