Therapeutic Support worker

Support Workers – Crisis & Therapeutic Youth Care

At Paragon Social Care, we support vulnerable children during their most critical moments — whether they're facing a mental health crisis or transitioning between care placements. We provide 24/7 wrap-around, trauma-informed support in solo settings, ensuring each child feels safe, understood, and cared for.

We’re now looking for flexible, compassionate Support Workers to join our team — for both short and long-term placements.

What We Offer:

• Competitive weekly pay between £17.50-£28.00 per hour + referral bonus
• Full training & onboarding (experience not essential)
• Ongoing professional development
• Regular supervision & reflective practice
• Progression opportunities
• Casual dress code – be comfortable and confident

The Role:

You’ll be a consistent, therapeutic presence in a young person’s life, helping them build routine, emotional stability, and resilience.

Key responsibilities:

• Daily living support, activities, and outings
• Emotional regulation using evidence-based techniques
• Crisis management and safeguarding
• Record-keeping, appointments, and collaborative care with professionals
• Working shifts, including evenings and weekends

Who We’re Looking For:

Whether you’ve worked in youth care, mental health, secure settings, or are new with the right mindset — we’d love to hear from you.

You must be:

• Empathetic, calm, and emotionally resilient
• Highly flexible and able to travel/stay on placement
• Committed to trauma-informed, person-centred care
• A full UK driving licence holder with your own vehicle
• Clear on an Enhanced DBS and have the Right to Work in the UK

Applications without a full UK driving licence cannot be considered.

Experience within prison services, secure setting or hospital would be a bonus as well as mental health, youth work, social care, or psychology qualifications will be a bonus.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check due to the nature of the role, which involves working with vulnerable young people. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people is a priority, and all applicants will be expected to share this commitment.