Senior Residential Child Care Practitioner (2 Posts)

Barnsley Council; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

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Job summary

Barnsley Council is seeking a Senior Residential Worker for a residential children’s home in Barnsley. The role is full-time, on-site, with weekend, bank holiday and night shifts.

You will support children and young people with trauma and behavioural needs, build trusting relationships, set routines, and promote emotional regulation and safety.

An Enhanced DBS check is required; English language competence; visa considerations apply; and the council offers flexible working where possible.

Qualifications

• Experience in a residential setting with children and young people.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Ability to work weekends, bank holidays and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, nurturing care and stable routines for children and young people.
• Build positive relationships and respond calmly to challenging situations.
• Support children to develop emotional regulation and independence.
• Collaborate with families, social workers and education providers.

Skills

Enhanced DBS

Safeguarding experience

Behaviour support

Job description

50007366 50007370

Directorate: Children's Services | Service: Children In Care

Position reference: 50007366 50007370

Directorate: Children’s Services | Service: Children In Care

Salary : £40,444 - £43,149

Working Arrangements : On Site, includes waking night working

This is a full-time role. We are committed to supporting work-life balance, and requests for flexible working, including job share, will be considered in line with the needs of the service. Given the requirement for continuity of support to service users, any flexible working arrangements would need to ensure consistency in case management.

Hours per week : 37

Contract type: Permanent

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Closing date : 16/10/2026 at 23:59

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email [e-mail]

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Residential Supportteam as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About The Post

This home provides residential care and support to children and young people who may experience emotional and behavioural difficulties, including trauma-related needs, attachment difficulties, mental health needs, social and emotional challenges, and behaviours that may present as complex or high risk. The home works in partnership with families, social workers, education providers, health services and other professional agencies to provide safe, nurturing and consistent care that promotes stability, positive relationships, resilience and improved outcomes for each child and young person.

The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic, resilient and motivated person who is able to meet the emotional, behavioural and practical demands of working within a residential children’s home. They will be able to build positive and trusting relationships with children and young people, respond calmly to challenging situations, promote clear boundaries and routines, and support children to develop emotional regulation, independence skills and a sense of safety and belonging.

The successful applicant will have experience of working in a residential setting with children and young people who have experienced trauma, adversity, disrupted attachments, emotional distress and/or behaviours that may challenge. The successful applicant will need to evidence experience of direct work with children and young people, including safeguarding practice, behaviour support, risk management, key working, partnership working and promoting positive outcomes in line with each child’s individual care plan.

You will be required to work following a shift pattern including weekends, bank holidays and night working.

Job Profile

Senior Children’s Residential Worker Job Profile.pdf

Vacancy Exposure Profile

Exposure Profile HIGH.pdf

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