Senior Residential Care Worker

Senior Residential Support Worker

Melksham

£16.15 p/h + Bonus

Permanent position, fulltime hours

Temp All Staffing is recruiting for a well-established national provider of therapeutic residential childcare and education across the UK. The organisation runs a widespread network of high-quality, small-scale children's homes dedicated to supporting vulnerable young people. They focus on delivering trauma-informed care and building family-like environments, with the vast majority of their services achieving 'Good' or 'Outstanding' regulatory inspection ratings.

Role Purpose

To provide nurturing care within a therapeutic environment while leading daily shifts and supporting the residential team. You will model excellent practice, mentor junior staff, and step up to lead the home when management is off-site.

Key Responsibilities

1. Care Practice & Therapeutic Support

* Shift Leadership: Effectively lead floor shifts and manage daily routines in the absence of the home manager.

* Therapeutic Care: Maintain consistent boundaries to provide a safe, nurturing environment that helps children thrive.

* Safeguarding: Act as a positive role model, remain vigilant to signs of distress or abuse, and lead child protection responses.

* Inclusive Practice: Communicate actively with children, championing their rights across different cultures, languages, and backgrounds.

* Key Working: Act as a designated Key Carer, contribute to care plans, and collaborate with psychologists to integrate therapy.

2. Staff Guidance & Support

* Mentoring: Supervise daily floor performance, and guide the induction process for new team members.

* Collaboration: Participate in regular team meetings, offering and receiving peer support.

3. Home & Financial Operations

* Homemaking: Take ownership of maintaining high standards across the building, grounds, and equipment.

* Health & Safety: Implement daily risk assessments and enforce strict health and safety compliance.

* Finance & Diet: Manage shift expenditure and petty cash while ensuring children receive a balanced, healthy diet.

4. Development & Compliance

* Training: Attend mandatory internal/external training and utilise professional supervision.

* Governance: Maintain a thorough understanding of company policies, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.

The right applicant will have:

* An in date DBS

* Level 3 Childrens &Young Persons Workforce

* Experience within children's residential/mental health unit

Benefits:

* Company pension

* On-site parking
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed