Full job descriptionCare 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?
At St Elizabeth’s Centre, our Care Support Workers help children with epilepsy and complex needs thrive, achieve and enjoy life to the fullest. Whether it’s supporting a child to build confidence, take part in activities, learn new skills or simply have fun, every day brings opportunities to make a meaningful impact.
No previous care experience? No problem. If you’re kind, compassionate and ready to learn, we’ll provide all the training and support you need.

About St Elizabeth’s Centre
St Elizabeth’s is a specialist charity supporting children, young people and adults with complex needs, including epilepsy, learning disabilities and physical disabilities.
Set within a beautiful Hertfordshire countryside, our services include:
*Children’s Homes
*School, Sixth Form and College
*Community Hub
*Supported Living
*On-site therapy and nursing teams

You’ll become part of a welcoming, supportive community where your development matters and your work truly makes a difference.

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.
Every child is unique and every day is different. One day you might be helping with swimming sessions or baking activities, the next you could be supporting a child to attend school, enjoy a fun day out or achieve an important personal goal.
This role is ideal for anyone considering a future career in:
*Healthcare or Education
*Nursing
*Teaching
*Social Work

What you’ll be doing:
*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
You don’t need previous care experience. We’re looking for people who are:
Kind, caring and patient
Calm and resilient in challenging situations
Reliable and dependable
Great communicators and team players
Willing to work early, late and alternate weekend shifts

Training & development
We invest in our staff and provide:
*Comprehensive paid induction
*Ongoing specialist training from our Learning & Development and Nursing teams
*Epilepsy awareness and emergency response training
*Fully funded RQF Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
*Opportunities to progress into Senior Care and leadership roles

Whether you’re starting your career or looking for a new direction, we’ll support your professional development every step of the way.

What we offer
*Competitive hourly pay
**50% uplift for weekend overtime, *25% uplift for Mon - Fri overtime
*25 days’ holiday + bank holidays (rising to 30 days’ after 5 years service)
*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 located in a rural setting in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, so access to reliable transport is important.
To help make commuting easier, we offer subsidised staff transport routes and affordable on-site accommodation options.

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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