Senior Residential Support Worker

Children’s Home (Therapeutic EBD & Complex Needs)
Location: Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Salary: £33,164.80 to £36,160 per year (inclusive of sleeps)
Rota: 1 on / 2 off | 8am start, sleep, 8:30am finish
Sleep-ins: £50 per night | Overtime: +£2.50 per hour after 160 hours

You’ll be joining a therapeutic children’s home that leans into structure, consistency and reflective practice. The team here care about the craft of residential work, the small moments that matter and the way adults show up for young people who’ve had very little predictability in their lives.

As a Senior, you’ll hold a role that shapes the feel of the home. Guiding shifts, modelling therapeutic care, supporting colleagues, and keeping practice rooted in the values that actually help children move forward.

There’s progression built into the system, proper training, clear expectations and a leadership team that don’t just say they’ll support you, they prove it.

What you’ll be doing

A blend of leadership, direct work and thoughtful oversight:

• Leading shifts with purpose, supporting the team and keeping communication tight

• Being a dependable presence for young people aged roughly 12–17 with emotional and behavioural needs

• Maintaining care plans, risk assessments and behaviour support so they stay meaningful

• Building strong, respectful relationships with professionals, schools and families

• Mentoring newer staff and helping them grow in confidence

• Contributing to reflective discussions and keeping written work clear and confident

• Supporting education, routines, appointments and the day-to-day life of the home

• Helping keep the environment warm, respectful and homely

It’s a role where your influence is felt in how the home feels, not just the tasks you complete.

What you’ll bring

• Level 3 Residential Childcare or Level 4 CYPF (or higher)

• Experience in a children’s residential setting: EBD, SEMH, LD or secure care

• Strong safeguarding awareness and clear understanding of Ofsted expectations

• Confident shift leadership and the ability to support a small team

• Good written communication and thoughtful, organised practice

• Full UK driving licence

Why this home stands out

This provider is known for:

A structured, supportive culture

People know what’s expected. Communication is clear. Leaders are visible and invested.

Development that actually leads somewhere

Pay increases are framework-led and earned through growth, not guesswork.
Structured appraisals. Twice-yearly progression points. Proper recognition.

A therapeutic approach that isn’t just a poster on the wall

Face-to-face training, clinical insight, reflective sessions and consistent care models.

Meaningful benefits

• Paid Christmas party

• Extra paid birthday leave

• Company pension scheme

• Annual appraisal bonus, probation bonus, Ofsted bonus

• £50 sleep-ins

• Overtime uplift after 160 hours

• Employment assistance scheme

• Refer-a-friend bonus

• Paid face-to-face training

This is the kind of service where good practice is taken seriously and staff wellbeing isn’t an afterthought.

What good looks like here

• Someone who leads with warmth and clarity

• Someone who can read a room, spot patterns and steady the pace of the shift

• Someone who stays curious about young people’s behaviour and what sits underneath it

• Someone who wants to grow into a Deputy, into a Manager, into whatever comes next

How to apply

Send your CV. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial conversation before moving to the next stage.

(All offers subject to safer recruitment checks: Enhanced DBS, references, right-to-work verification and qualification confirmation.)