Residential Youth Support Worker - Minster House

Job Role: Mental Health Support Worker

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Location: Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Earning potential: £27,976.00 - £33,435.04 per annum*

Please note: *Higher end of the pay scale is inclusive of qualification enhancement, attendance bonus and 2 sleep-ins per week at £46.01 each (Staff members may complete more than 1 sleep-in per week)

Hourly rate: £13.45 – £16.07 per hour

Homes2Inspire, in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council, proudly announces the opening of Minster House in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. This new residential home has been created to provide a safe, nurturing, and stable environment where young people facing challenges can receive the care and support they truly deserve.

The first young person to call Minster House home has a passion for horses and volunteers at the local stables, already making a positive impact in the community. She also enjoys adventurous activities such as go-karting and Go Ape, reflecting her love of challenge and new experiences.

Minster House represents more than just a place to live; it is a foundation for growth, opportunity, and belonging. Together, Homes2Inspire and Nottinghamshire County Council are committed to ensuring every young person has the chance to thrive in a supportive environment.

If you are passionate about helping young people reach their full potential and have transferable experience and skills working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you. The nature of the role varies in pace, and you will be working directly with vulnerable young people who have adverse backgrounds and require trauma-informed care.

Homes2Inspire are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.

What you’ll bring:

• An understanding of the challenges faced by vulnerable children and young people who have experienced trauma
• Experience supporting vulnerable people in a workplace environment or professional capacity
• Experience of working with behaviours that challenge
• Education to GCSE level or equivalent
• QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent Health & Social Care qualification or willingness to complete
• Availability to work on a shift rota system including weekends and bank holidays
• A full UK Driving Licence

Homes2Inspire are proud to be a part of Shaw Trust Group, a charity helping to transform the lives of young people and adults across the UK. Homes2Inspire are one of the UK’s top providers of residential children's homes and currently care for over 150 children in 53 homes and 2 leaving care facilities across the Midlands, Oxfordshire and Somerset.

What can Homes2Inspire offer you?

• A unique opportunity to help shape and develop our new home within Nottinghamshire.
• A three-week comprehensive induction package to make you feel at home with our way of working, expectations and specialist training to ensure you are prepared for your role.
• Professional development training to progress internally into roles with Homes2Inspire, a national top ten charity owned residential children’s home provider.
• Medicash Healthcare Plan – claim back an annual cost of everyday healthcare, such as dental, optical treatment and specialist treatment
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP) – 24/7 access to support via phone, SMS, WhatsApp and live chat. 8 free counselling sessions/short-term solutions provided.
• Wellbeing support – We have an internal health and wellbeing team who are on hand and available to provide professional help and support during difficult times. Our team all have an NHS clinical background and are trained in their field of expertise
• 28 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Life assurance, extensive high street discounts, access to Blue Light discount card and cycle to work scheme
• Opportunities to connect with Shaw Trust employee networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network, Men’s Network, Young Professionals Network, Menopause Peer Support Group, Neurodiversity Network)
• Refer a Friend scheme – earn £500 bonus for every successful applicant referred to us.

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.
• Due to our partnership working with Nottinghamshire County Council please be aware that personal information given by applicants may be shared with partners at any stage of the recruitment process.
• 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.

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 or 01788 487057.