Senior Residential Support Worker
Aylestone, Leicestershire
2-bed EBD children's home, £37,360 to £39,856 per annum
8am start, 1 on 2 off, plus sleep-ins

This is a two bed EBD home in Aylestone supporting young people aged 12 to 17, where low occupancy is a deliberate choice rather than a limitation, because it allows for relationships, focus, and consistency that young people with emotional and behavioural needs need in order to move forward.

About the organisation behind this home

• This provider operates a growing number of small, Ofsted-regulated children's homes across the region, and low occupancy is intentional across every one of them, because the model only works properly when adults have the space to build genuine relationships and young people have consistent adults who genuinely know them

• The therapeutic model here is properly embedded rather than existing only on paper, with access to an Associate Psychologist who works directly with the homes, reviewing care plans, delivering evidence based staff training, and supporting teams to develop genuinely therapeutically informed environments

• PACE-informed thinking, reflective practice, and a solid understanding of developmental trauma are part of how the team approaches the work on shift, woven into daily practice rather than confined to occasional training days

• Supervision is regular and properly structured, face to face training is paid, and pay reviews happen twice a year with clear progression expectations attached to them

• Senior staff are given genuine progression opportunities, and the organisation's continued growth means those opportunities keep coming rather than drying up once you're settled in post

• There is structure, accountability, humour, and humanity in equal measure here, and for anyone who cares about how a home is genuinely run day to day, rather than what's simply written in a Statement of Purpose, this is likely to feel like a proper fit

What the role involves

• Leading shifts with confidence and carrying the responsibility that comes with it

• Coordinating the running of the home so that care plans are genuinely lived out in daily practice, not just documented on paper

• Supporting young people with routines, activities, and the kind of meaningful one to one conversations that don't always get acknowledged but matter enormously

• Keeping records clear, factual, and reflective, because good recording protects young people and protects you as the professional writing it

• Working closely with social workers, education colleagues, and therapists

• Mentoring newer staff and modelling what strong residential childcare practice genuinely looks like

• Supporting the Registered and Deputy Manager and stepping up when needed

Safeguarding is everyone's business in an Ofsted-regulated home like this one, professional curiosity is part of daily life, and nobody works in isolation from accountability. The expectations here are genuinely high, and the support in place to meet them is equally real.

What you'll need

• Level 3 in Residential Childcare, or Children, Young People and Families Level 4, or at least 50 percent of the way through completing one

• Experience supporting young people aged 12 to 17 with emotional and behavioural needs in a residential setting

• Confidence leading shifts and guiding colleagues through the harder moments

• Strong safeguarding knowledge and a working understanding of the Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards

• A full UK driving licence and the confidence to use it

• Eligibility to work in the UK and the ability to pass enhanced DBS safer recruitment checks

Pay and benefits

• Base salary £30,160 to £32,656 per annum

• Sleep-ins paid at £60 each, approximately 10 per month

• Overtime rate of £17.00 to £18.20 per hour after 160 hours per month

• Twice yearly pay reviews with clear progression expectations

• Paid face to face training

• A structured development pathway that is genuinely followed through rather than simply promised

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Pension scheme

• Referral incentives

• Extra annual leave for your birthday

• Company events and recognition bonuses

The earnings here are strong for a two bed home, the development pathway is clear and properly followed through, and the structure exists because the organisation genuinely believes in doing this work well. If you're an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker, or a strong Residential Support Worker who's genuinely ready to lead, and you're looking for a role in Leicestershire where therapeutic practice is expected, leadership on shift is properly valued, and the standards genuinely mean something, this is worth a conversation.

Apply now to find out more.