Job Description:

Care Support Worker – Children’s Residential Care (Epilepsy & Complex Needs)

Location: Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Pay: £13.30 – £14.14 per hour (£25,943 – £27,564 per annum)
Hours: Full-time & Part-time available
Shifts: Early (7:00am–2:30pm) | Late (2:15pm–9:45pm) | Alternate Weekends

Looking for a rewarding care role working with children?

Join St Elizabeth’s Centre as a Care Support Worker and help children with epilepsy and complex needs live happy, safe and fulfilling lives.

About St Elizabeth’s Centre
St Elizabeth’s Centre is a large, values-led charity supporting children, young people and adults with complex needs, including epilepsy, learning disabilities and physical disabilities.
Our site includes:

• Children’s Homes
• School and College
• Supported Living
• On-site therapy and nursing teams

We offer a supportive, professional and welcoming environment where care staff are trained, valued and supported.

About the Care Support Worker role
As a Care Support Worker in our Children’s Homes, you will support children aged 5–19 with epilepsy and complex medical and developmental needs.

This is an ideal first role if you’re interested in careers such as teaching, nursing, social work, therapy or healthcare. You do not need previous care experience — full training is provided to support you.

Key responsibilities

• Providing person-centred care and support
• Supporting children with personal care, wellbeing and daily routines
• Encouraging participation in education, play, therapy and community activities
• Supporting activities such as swimming, baking, shopping and outings
• Recording care notes and progress in line with safeguarding standards
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team including nurses, therapists and teachers
• Following care plans and behaviour support strategies

What we’re looking for

• Kind, patient and compassionate individuals
• Reliable and calm, especially in challenging situations
• Good communication skills
• Willingness to work a mixture of early, late and alternate weekend shifts
• Experience in care, epilepsy or complex needs is welcome but not essential

Training & development
We provide:

• Full paid induction
• Ongoing training delivered by our Learning & Development and Nursing teams
• Epilepsy awareness and emergency response training
• Fully funded Diploma, RQF Level 3 in Residential Childcare (enrolment onto this will be soon after joining us!)
• Career progression into Senior Care roles

What we offer

• Competitive hourly pay
• 20% uplift for weekend overtime
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
• Free DBS check
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised staff transport from Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Stanstead Abbotts
• Affordable on-site staff accommodation (£200 per month, up to 2 years – role dependent)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support

Getting here
St Elizabeth’s Centre is in a rural location. Access to reliable transport is essential. Subsidised staff transport and on-site accommodation are available.

Apply now
Apply today! Interviews are held on a rolling basis.
If you need adjustments or further information, please contact the Recruitment Team.

Safeguarding & inclusion
St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults, and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in a regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and Investor in People.

Care Support Worker | Children’s Residential Care | Epilepsy | Complex Needs | Hertfordshire

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