# Children's Home Support Worker HCC623548 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire County Council. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-home-support-worker-hcc623548/0ca36fe5-5325-422d-98da-72d54649173b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-home-support-worker-hcc623548/0ca36fe5-5325-422d-98da-72d54649173b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hampshire County Council - **Location:** Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UB, United Kingdom; Amani Childrens Home - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Support worker - **Salary:** £27780.00 to £30564.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-26T13:08:28.864Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/F0017-26-0154 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/F0017-26-0154/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=F0017-26-0154 - **Employer website:** https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs ## Job Content ### Job summary Support. Inspire. Change a Childs Future. Join us as a Support Worker at our modern, well-equipped children's home and be part of our dedicated team who are passionate about helping children and young people to thrive. We provide care for up to four children aged 10-17 who may have experienced emotional trauma. Working within our Pillars of Parenting model, you'll help each child build on their strengths, develop life skills, and achieve positive outcomes. With a trauma-informed approach, we aim to reunite children with their families or support their transition to independence. ### Main duties of the job - Build positive, trauma-informed relationships with children, families and professionals to advocate for their needs. - Provide high-quality physical and emotional care in a safe, supportive environment. - Help children achieve progress in education, life skills and personal development. - Contribute to care plans, maintain accurate records, and write reports for families and professionals. - Ensure safety through risk assessments, safeguarding practices and compliance with policies. - Engage in ongoing training and professional development to meet legislative and care standards. What we're looking for: - Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or willingness to complete with support). - Understanding of child development, safeguarding and trauma-informed care. - Team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills. - Emotionally resilient and physically able to meet the demands of the role. - Able to use IT systems. ### About us - Make a difference:Create a nurturing environment where the lives of young people can be transformed. - Career growth and development:Take the next step in your career and strengthen your skills and expertise. You'll enjoy access to Hampshire County Councils wide range of training and learning development assets, which are known to be outstanding. - Employee support:Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice. - Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Other job titles may include: Child & Youth Support Worker, Residential Childcare Worker, Children's Support Practitioner, Child Support Worker, Young Peoples Support Worker, Youth Residential Worker, Residential Care Officer (Children) ### Details - Date posted: 26 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £27,780 to £30,564 a year plus Market Supplement of £3,000 per annum - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: F0017-26-0154 - Job locations: Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UB, United Kingdom, Amani Childrens Home, North Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4PG, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Please refer to the link provided for the Candidate Pack, which contains further information and details regarding this role ### Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Please refer to the link provided for the Candidate Pack, which contains further information and details regarding this role ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.