A workplace that takes the work, and you, seriously.
Working in children's residential care is one of the most demanding and rewarding roles you can choose. At Decorum Care Homes, we make sure you have the support, resources, and recognition you deserve.
Small home. Proper support. Long commitment.
We are building a small, well-led team for a small, well-run home. The things that are usually listed as perks elsewhere are built into how we operate.
- 01Competitive salaries above sector benchmarks
- 02Fully funded Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare
- 03Structured progression with clear routes into senior, deputy, and management roles
- 04Manageable team sizes and proper staff-to-child ratios
- 05Regular reflective supervision and wellbeing support
- 06Generous pension and long-service recognition
- 0728 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 08Flexible working patterns where the rota allows
- 09Employee assistance programme and mental health support
- 10Modern, well-resourced home
Roles we are recruiting for.
Register your interest and we will be in touch with a proper conversation before any formal application.
Residential Support Worker
Provide direct care and support to children, helping them develop life skills, build trusting relationships, and work towards their personal goals.
Senior Support Worker
Lead shifts, support junior colleagues, and help maintain consistently high standards of care.
Registered Manager
Lead the home towards outstanding outcomes, manage the team, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement.
Deputy Manager
Support the Registered Manager across all operational areas, step up in their absence, and contribute to strategic planning.
Waking Night Support Worker
Provide overnight care and keep children feeling safe and secure through the night, with enhanced pay rates.
Bank Support Worker
Join our bank team for flexible hours, covering shifts around other commitments.
From induction to Level 5, mapped out.
We invest in our team because good practice is not luck. Training is structured, paid for, and supported in work time.
- A
Induction
A structured four-week programme covering safeguarding, relationship-based practice, record keeping, de-escalation, and the home itself.
- B
Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare
Funded in full, studied in work time, completed within agreed timescales with a named mentor.
- C
Ongoing development
Core training including Team Teach or equivalent, first aid, medication administration, attachment and trauma modules, and role-specific learning.
- D
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management
Funded for team members progressing into senior, deputy, or management roles. Supported by mentoring and management supervision.
Values first. The rest we can teach.
Curiosity
You are interested in why young people do what they do, not just what to do about it.
Patience
You understand that progress is uneven and relationships are repeated over time.
Self-awareness
You know your own responses under pressure and can use supervision well.
Practical requirements
Aged 21 or over, enhanced DBS, right to work in the UK, driving licence preferred.
Before you apply, read this.
This work is demanding. The days do not look like other jobs. You will sit with distress, hold difficult conversations, and sometimes be on the receiving end of a young person's worst day. You will do sleep-in shifts or awake nights. You will keep records. You will work weekends and bank holidays in rotation.
It is also, when done well, one of the most rewarding roles in social care. You become a steady adult for a young person who may not have had one. You help rebuild a sense that the world is a bearable place. You are part of a team that notices the small progress that matters.
We would rather you read this and self-select than discover the reality in week three.