🌟 Shape a Life | SOCIAL CARE
Shape your future. One life-changing experience at a time.
✨ Are you a graduate looking to build a career in social care?
✨ Are you passionate about supporting young people with SEND?
✨ Do you want to gain experience in a nurturing Children’s Residential Care Home in Wolverhampton?
This could be your moment.
🎯 The Opportunity
Shape A Life is proud to partner with a Children’s Residential Care Home in Wolverhampton to offer graduates the chance to begin a meaningful career in social care. This is a rare opportunity to work alongside professionals who care deeply about the lives of young people — and are ready to help you grow.
📝 Job Title: Children’s Support Worker
📍 Location: Wolverhampton
💷 Salary: £13.60 per hour
📅 Start Date: ASAP
📄 Contract Type: Full-time | 35–40 hours per week | Temporary Shift Work (includes 1 weekend per month)
👀 About You
We're looking for graduates who are:
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💜 Driven to make a difference in young lives
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🎓 Educated to degree level (2:2 or above)
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🧠 Interested in SEND and trauma-informed approaches
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🌱 Eager to gain hands-on experience in a care setting
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✅ Flexible, proactive, and strong communicators
Whether you’re just starting your journey or already have experience working with young people, this role gives you a supportive springboard into a lifelong career in care.
🙌 In this role, you will:
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Deliver compassionate, person-centred care
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Support children with complex physical, health, and emotional needs
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Encourage participation, personal development, and social inclusion
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Promote acceptance, confidence, and belonging
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Work closely with families, schools, healthcare teams, and social workers
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Maintain clear communication and accurate records
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Attend all training, uphold best practices, and contribute to a positive home environment
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Take part in additional responsibilities including sleeping-in duties and occasional weekends
🌈 Why this role could change everything:
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Inclusive Environment: Diversity and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do
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Career Progression: This graduate role is designed to support your development into senior care roles
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Innovative Practice: You’ll join a setting partnered with Innovating Minds – pioneering trauma-informed care
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Shape A Life Support: You won’t do this alone — you’ll have access to graduate coaching, check-ins, and community
💬 Ready to apply?
If this sounds like the perfect fit, click ‘Apply’ today and we’ll be in touch to guide you through your next steps.
Shape A Life and our partner care home are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check, right-to-work verification, and provide two references.