Senior Residential Support Worker / Team Leader

Heanor, Derbyshire

£42,824.40 per year including sleep-ins

This is a three bed EBD home in Heanor, currently supporting two boys, recruiting for a Senior Residential Support Worker with team leading responsibility. The shift pattern is 2 on 4 off across an average of 183 hours. The home sits within a small provider rather than a large corporate group, and their registered managers bring previous Outstanding judgements with them from earlier settings, which tends to shape how a home is run day to day, from training investment through to how staff are actually supported when things get difficult.

Salary is £34,916.40 basic, rising to £42,824.40 once sleep-ins are included at £65.90 each, with an hourly rate of £15.90 that reflects the Senior level responsibility attached to the role. You would need to hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or a Level 4 in Children, Young People and Families Practitioner. A driving licence is preferable, and an automatic licence is fine.

What you would be doing:

• Leading shifts confidently, holding the plan for the day and supporting less experienced colleagues to follow it

• Building genuine, trusting relationships with two young people who have experienced trauma and whose behaviour may reflect that

• Managing and de-escalating EBD related presentations using trauma informed and therapeutic approaches rather than generic behaviour management

• Contributing to and helping shape care plans, risk assessments and daily records to a standard that stands up to Ofsted scrutiny

• Modelling boundaried, warm, consistent care that gives the young people something to actually rely on

• Supporting the wider team's development, including newer or less experienced Residential Support Workers

• Working closely with the Registered Manager and wider clinical and behavioural support professionals involved in the young people's care

What you would need to bring:

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), or Level 4 Children, Young People and Families Practitioner qualification

• Previous experience working with young people presenting EBD, ideally at Senior or Team Leader level already

• A strong understanding of trauma informed practice, not just familiarity with the phrase

• A full driving licence, automatic accepted

• Enhanced DBS or willingness to undergo one

• The resilience and self awareness that this kind of work honestly requires, alongside the ability to stay warm and present when things get difficult

A home this size means the young people are known properly by the people supporting them, rather than experiencing a rotating cast of faces, and the package reflects the level of responsibility that comes with Senior status in a setting like this. If your experience and qualifications match what is above, apply below or send your CV over and we can talk through the detail of the role.