Senior Residential Support Worker

3 Bed EBD Children's Home

Old Trafford, Manchester M16

£31,000 to £33,000 per annum plus £65 per sleep (realistic annual earnings £38,800 to £41,800)

This Senior Residential Support Worker role sits within a three-bed children's home in Old Trafford, Manchester, supporting young people aged 13 to 16 with emotional and behavioural difficulties on a one-to-one basis. The salary runs from £31,000 to £33,000 per annum with an additional £65 for every sleep-in.

Why this home is different from the usual

• The leadership team combines close to fifty years of sector experience across the Registered Manager, Operations Manager and Responsible Individual, which means decisions about placements, staffing and safeguarding come from people who have genuinely lived this work

• The home achieved a Good rating from Ofsted at its very first inspection, within sixteen weeks of registration, which reflects a level of planning and preparation that is uncommon in a newly registered service

• The home currently supports two young people, both well settled, with a third placement expected soon, and every young person receives one-to-one support, so you'll have the time to build real relationships instead of being pulled between competing priorities

• There is a second home opening within the next twelve months, giving a clear route into more senior or supervisory positions for anyone who wants to grow alongside the organisation for the long term

• Staff wellbeing is treated as a genuine working practice, one that shapes how shifts, supervision and support are structured day to day, and not just something written into a policy nobody reads

What you'll be doing

• Providing consistent, trauma-informed one-to-one support to young people aged 13 to 16 with emotional and behavioural difficulties, in line with individual care plans and risk assessments

• Taking a senior lead on shift, supporting and guiding less experienced colleagues and modelling strong practice under the Children's Homes Regulations 2015

• Building genuine therapeutic relationships with young people that create the stability needed for real progress

• Contributing accurate, insightful care planning, review documentation and key working input

• Working closely with the Registered Manager and wider leadership team to maintain and build on the home's Good Ofsted rating

• Upholding safer recruitment standards and safeguarding practice, and helping create a home where young people genuinely feel heard

• Taking part in the sleep-in rota, paid at £65 per sleep in addition to your annual salary

What we're looking for

• Strong experience within children's residential care, ideally with young people presenting with EBD or similarly complex needs

• A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent, or commitment to completing it if you're currently working towards it

• A confident senior practitioner who can hold a shift, support a team and advocate effectively on behalf of young people

• An understanding that the relationship between a key worker and a young person in residential care is one of the most important things in the entire building, and the seriousness that understanding deserves

• A full UK driving licence

• An enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or a willingness to apply for one

Why this role is worth serious consideration

• The salary of £31,000 to £33,000 reflects the complexity of working therapeutically with young people who have experienced significant early trauma

• The £65 per sleep recognises that overnight support in an EBD home carries genuine responsibility and demands real attentiveness through the night

• Genuine progression exists through the planned second home, for anyone who wants a long-term future with a growing organisation

• Leadership with almost fifty years of combined sector knowledge, so you're supported by people who understand the realities of the work rather than manage from behind a desk

• A settled, one-to-one home environment that gives you the space to practise properly and build real progress with the young people you're supporting

If you're a Senior Residential Support Worker across Manchester or Greater Trafford looking for a well-led move into something more grounded and more focused on quality of care than volume of placements, get in touch directly and we'll talk through whether this is the right fit for you.