Package Description

🏞️ Residential Activity Worker – Passion for Outdoors & Youth Support

📍 Location: Based in Maer, Staffordshire, ST5

💼 Company: Keys Group

💷 Salary:  £26,566.80 - £27,783.60 annually (£13.10 – £13.70 per hour)

Additional Earnings: 9 sleep-ins per month (£62.64 per sleep)

🕒 Shift Pattern: Full-time, Permanent – 4 consecutive working days (including overnights), followed by 8 days off. As part of this role, you will be required to reside at the activity centre during your four working days to ensure consistent support for the children. This position requires you to reside at the activities centre overnight during your four working days in order to provide consistent support to the children. Accommodation and meals will be provided to you throughout your stay.

🚗 Requirements: Age 21+, Full UK Driving Licence required due to rural location, Right to Work in the UK

Are you passionate about the outdoors and changing young lives?
At Keys Group, we offer you the opportunity to turn your love of adventure into meaningful, life-changing work. We’re looking for resilient and caring Residential Activity Workers to join our residential care team supporting children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (EBD).

This role is ideal for those who thrive in nature, believe in structure and support, and want to make a real impact. Through outdoor activities like kayaking, rock climbing, hiking, and bushcraft, you’ll help young people rebuild trust, develop confidence, and grow into their full potential.

🔹 About the Role:

As a Residential Activity Worker, you’ll provide day-to-day care in a stable, therapeutic environment while leading outdoor adventures that build life skills and emotional resilience.

🔑 Key Responsibilities:

Support young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs in a residential setting

Lead and participate in outdoor activities such as hiking, canoeing, mountain biking, and team challenges

Build trust and provide consistent care, emotional support, and boundaries

Promote independence, self-esteem, and personal development

Work closely with therapists, teachers, and care staff as part of a multidisciplinary team

✅ What We’re Looking For:

Passion for working with children and young people

Interest in outdoor and adventure-based learning

Patience, emotional resilience, and a calm, supportive approach

Ability to build rapport and manage behaviour positively

Flexibility to work shifts including evenings and weekends

Must be 21 or over, hold a full UK Driving Licence, and have the right to work in the UK

🌟 What We Offer:

Full Training & Qualifications – including enrolment in Level 3 Children & Young Person’s Care

Adventure Activity Certifications – kayaking, climbing, mountain biking, and more

Supportive Team Environment – passionate colleagues, professional growth, and wellbeing support

Flexible Shift Patterns – structured rota allowing for time off and personal pursuits

Rewarding Career – help young people overcome adversity and achieve lasting change

Refer a Friend Bonus – earn £250 each when you successfully refer a new colleague

Keys Group are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.

As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role that they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Ready to apply?
  If you're ready to build a career with purpose and bring your outdoor passion to a meaningful care role – we want to hear from you.

📩 To apply or learn more, email:
lewis.windsor-gault@keys-group.co.uk

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Keys Group