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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Salary description
£13.30 - £14.14 per hour