Senior Residential Child Care Worker

Caretech; Colne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive sleep-in pay

£1000 refer a friend scheme

Comprehensive training and induction

Career progression within CareTech

Enhanced DBS cost covered

Company pension scheme

Home from home environment

Job summary

CareTech's Tower View Home in Colne, United Kingdom, is seeking a dedicated Senior Support Worker to lead a team and support vulnerable young people with daily routines, school prep and activities. You will supervise staff, monitor care plans, maintain safety, and document progress using our electronic care system.

A Level 3/4 qualification in Children's Residential/Workforce and UK driving licence are required.

Qualifications

• You'll have experience of supervising staff in a similar role within children's residential.
• Level 3/4 qualification in Children's Residential/Children's Workforce.
• Manual UK driving licence is essential.
• Experience of supporting team members.
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written.
• Ability to cover shifts flexibly, including weekends on a rota.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and mentor a team of support workers.
• Ensure our children receive the highest level of support.
• Support home management team with timely updates.
• Create a warm, homely environment by helping with light housekeeping.
• Build strong, meaningful relationships and provide emotional support.
• Plan and join activities and day trips with the young people.

Skills

Supervising staff

Communication skills

Team leadership

Empathy and listening

Education

Level 3/4 qualification in Children's Residential/Children's Workforce

Job description

£39,184 This includes payments for an average of just 8 sleep-ins per month

Extraordinary Days Every Day

With ROC Northwest, you're not just working - you're shaping futures because as a residential support worker every moment you spend with our young people helps them to feel safe, valued and supported.

A simple "How was your day?" or a shared laugh playing a game, being someone to listen and offer encouragement on a tough day. All these small interactions build trust, encourage communication and help to shape lives. Some days will be challenging but every breakthrough, every smile and every step forward will remind you why you truly matter in vulnerable children's lives.

What You'll Do

As a senior support worker you will support young people with their daily routines; Getting them ready for school, prepping for meal times and planning activities.

• Supervise and mentor a team of support workers
• Ensure our children receive the highest level of support
• Support home management team with timely updates
• An average of 8 overnight sleep-ins per month
• Promote individuality NOT a "one size fits all" approach
• Monitoring of care plans and producing reports for the managers
• Create a warm, homely environment by helping with light housekeeping
• Build strong, meaningful relationships and provide emotional support
• Plan and join fun activities like day trips, popcorn & movie nights or creative projects and activities

New staff must be comfortable using an electronic care recording system on a daily basis to document, monitor, and update children and young people's records accurately. Training will be provided but all staff are expected to confidently use digital systems as part of their day-to-day role.

A Little About This Home

Tower View is a large detached property on the edge of a village. We aim to ensure that our house reflects that of a family home where young people feel safe, relaxed and cared for in a non-institutionalised setting.

Our young people do have emotional and behavioural difficulties and the staff work very hard to keep them active to ensure their minds are occupied through the local youth groups, clubs and what the local surroundings have on offer.

Tower View benefits from several communal areas so young people are able to enjoy doing activities within the home with each other, or alone if they prefer. The young people are regularly consulted on the home’s development, and so the communal areas are largely influenced by the comments and requests they make.

Staff encourage the young people to enjoy a full and active life; and achieve their personal and academic goals. Staff work with young people to research and access the clubs and groups within the community; and promote trying new things so the young people broaden their interests and experiences.

Who Are You

We're looking for people who genuinely care and want to make that difference. Warm, patient, a great listener and encourager who is focused on achieving outcomes for others. Taking pride in knowing you are helping to shape someone's life for the better.

• You'll have experience of supervising staff in a similar role within children's residential
• Level 3/4 qualification in Children's Residential/Children's Workforce
• Manual UK driving licence is essential
• Experience of supporting team members
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• Ability to cover shifts flexibly, including weekends on a rota

Why Join Us?

• Competitive rates of pay with enviable sleep-in payments
• £1000 refer a friend scheme
• Comprehensive training and induction
• Support to progress within the company
• Enhanced DBS cost covered by company
• Company pension scheme
• A genuine home from home with a friendly team

This isn’t just a job - it’s a chance to change lives, one extraordinary day at a time.

Join us and be part of something meaningful.

Safeguarding Statement

CareTech is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children. All applicants must pass an enhanced DBS check and provide references covering the past two years and all previous roles involving vulnerable groups.

CareTech Community Services are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader.