Bright Futures is hiring dedicated and compassionate Residential Support Workers to join its growing team in Urmston, Manchester. This rewarding opportunity is perfect for individuals who are passionate about helping young people reach their full potential by providing exceptional emotional and practical support in a safe and caring environment.
As a Residential Support Worker, you will play an essential role in supporting young people’s wellbeing, independence, and personal growth. You’ll bring resilience, positivity, and a proactive attitude to your work, ensuring every individual receives the highest standard of care and guidance.
The ideal candidate will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, a team-focused mindset, and the ability to build meaningful, trusting relationships. Working collaboratively with a supportive team, you’ll help create a nurturing and structured environment that empowers young people to thrive.
Join Bright Futures in Urmston, Manchester, and become part of an organisation that values empathy, teamwork, and professional excellence. This is your chance to build a meaningful career in social care while making a lasting difference every day.
Position: Residential Support Worker
Salary: £28,644-£29,035 per year
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Urmston, Manchester
Job description
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in a month at 23:59 BST.
The Vacancy
Be the difference that brightens up every day.
At Bright Futures, everything circles back to one belief: every person with autism or a learning disability deserves the chance to thrive. Our specialist home in Urmston, Manchester provides high-quality care, education and life-enriching opportunities, delivered by teams who are as skilled as they are compassionate.
Job Role
As a Residential Support Worker you will be a key part of a young person or adult’s support team, listening to their wishes, planning meaningful activities, championing their communication goals and keeping meticulous records. You will help to create a warm, stimulating environment while working a mix of day shifts and sleeps to meet individual needs.
Salary & Benefits
- £28,644.41 – £29,035.46 inclusive of one sleep per week
- Healthcare cashback (dental, optical, physio, wellbeing)
- Care Friends referral rewards up to £1,000
- Bright Stars bonus scheme & Employee of the Month awards
- Free meals on shift
Safeguarding Requirement
Bright Futures commit to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and our requirement for the successful applicant would be to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Satisfactory references are also required.
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The Company
At Bright Futures, we make a real difference in the lives of young people and adults with autism, special educational and complex needs. Through our dedicated and expert team, we deliver outstanding care and education.
Our team are here because they are passionate about improving the lives of the individuals we support. Our employees are the key to the exceptional quality of care and education that we provide. It’s why we invest in our people, fostering their personal and professional growth to ensure they can excel and develop in their journey with us.
We can’t promise that it will always be easy, but we can promise here at Bright Futures it will be worthwhile. You’ll be making a difference to the lives of the people we support, celebrating their achievements, and providing unwavering support during challenging times. The feedback from our people is that the good days will always outshine; especially with the backing and support of the whole team.
No matter your role, everything we do is focused around our unwavering commitment to the people we support. Our aim is that every individual we support thrives and socially develops as active members of their local community
Application Process
Application Deadline
November 8th, 2025