Job Title: Senior Residential Support Worker
Location: Loughborough
Salary: Up to £34,000 per annum (including sleep-ins)
Sector: Residential Care – Children’s Services (EBD)

Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate Senior Residential Support Worker to join a nurturing 5-bed children’s home in Loughborough, supporting young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD).

You will play a vital role in providing a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment where children can thrive and achieve positive outcomes. This role offers a clear pathway into management with excellent training and development opportunities.

The Role:

As a Senior Residential Support Worker, your responsibilities will include:

Leading and supervising shifts, ensuring the smooth daily operation of the home.

Supporting and mentoring Residential Support Workers to maintain high standards of care.

Building trusting, positive relationships with young people to promote their emotional, social, and educational development.

Supporting the management team with rotas, risk assessments, placement plans, and safeguarding procedures.

Ensuring all policies and procedures are followed in line with Ofsted requirements.

Working collaboratively with external professionals, including social workers and education providers, to deliver holistic care.

Promoting life skills, independence, and personal achievement for all young people.

Leading by example to create a positive, resilient, and child-centred team culture.

About You:

To excel in this role, you should have:

NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Children’s and Young People’s Workforce (Residential Childcare).

Minimum of 2 years' experience in residential childcare, working with young people with EBD.

A full UK manual driving licence.

Strong understanding of safeguarding, Children’s Homes Regulations, and childcare legislation.

The ability to confidently lead a team and positively influence others.

A passion for making a lasting difference in young people’s lives.

Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

What’s On Offer:

Competitive Salary: Up to £34,000 per annum (including sleep-ins).

Career Progression: Clear pathways into management, including Level 5 Leadership training via our “Passport to Manage” programme.

Performance Bonuses:

£100 for achieving a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating.

£200 for achieving an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating.

Long Service Awards:

£200 (2 years), £400 (5 years), £600 (10 years).

Additional Benefits:

224 hours annual leave, increasing to 248 hours with service.

Extra 3.5 days leave: birthday, wellbeing day, volunteering day, and festive celebration.

MediCash plan – cashback on dental, optical, physiotherapy, and other healthcare.

Company pension scheme.

Up to £500 recognition awards for outstanding practice.

Recruitment Timeline:

Applications are welcomed immediately.

To apply, please submit your CV to alex@hamptonsresourcing.com or contact us on 01926 356549 for a confidential discussion.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal opportunity.