Children's Residential Care and Support Worker (part-time 20 hours per week)

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Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Larchwood provides short breaks overnight respite care for children and young people with severe and complex needs.

We are looking for a dedicated Children’s Residential Care and Support Worker on a part-time, permanent basis, working 20 hours per week.

About you...

As a Children’s Residential Care and Support Worker you will be a highly skilled and motivated team player who is enthusiastic about providing the highest quality of care and support to our children and young people.

We have a rota working pattern, rotas are published one month in advance.

About the team...

Working at Larchwood is both fun and challenging. You will be surrounded by a team who care passionately about the work we do and who equally recognise the importance of being supportive to each other.

The children and young people are all unique and require individualised care. Staff strive for excellence and ensure that the care provided is responsive to the children and young people’s view, wishes, and feelings.

Key responsibilities...

• To participate in the delivery of a range of short break opportunities including tea visits, overnight stays and weekend play sessions.
• To keywork for a number of children/young people ensuring their care plans and risk assessments reflect their ever-changing needs.
• To develop and support a wide range of fun activities that reflect the children/young people’s wishes and needs.
• To promote children and young people’s independence and communication needs.
• To promote the welfare of children and young people and to contribute to ensuring that children are safeguarded from abuse.

Our benefits...

• 25 days* annual leave increasing to 28 days* after 3 years’ continuous service, with the opportunity to buy up to 10* and sell up to 5 days*.
• Paid employee volunteering scheme.
• Local government pension scheme, with life insurance cover.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (subject to eligibility
• Recognition of continuous service attained within the NHS and UKHSA when calculating some benefits. (Terms and Conditions apply)
• Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks and a sports and social club.

*(pro rata for part time)

Find out more about all our benefits or see the candidate pack.

Our values...

core values are inclusive, ambitious, and always learning. These values influence the way we work with each other and the way we serve our residents and engage with our communities. We make our values real by demonstrating them in how we behave every day. If you are excited about joining a diverse team that celebrates learning and strives for excellence, we would love to hear from you.

Reasonable adjustments...

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please let us know by contacting recruitment@bracknell-forest.gov.uk. We will work with you to support you throughout the process. Find out more about reasonable adjustments.

Interview date

Interviews will be held on 30th April 2026.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.

We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.

Want to ask us a question?

For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact:

Sarah Le Roux, Deputy Manager

Tel.: 01344 452315

Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process.

We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.

Please note that this particular role is part-time and therefore does not meet the minimum requirements for sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration regulations. As such, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

No agencies please.