Senior Residential Social Care Worker

TN United Kingdom; Stockport; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a dedicated Senior Residential Social Care Worker to support young people in a nurturing environment. This rewarding position involves leading a team to deliver high standards of care and creating opportunities for children with disabilities to thrive. You will play a vital role in ensuring compliance with care standards while fostering a supportive atmosphere. With generous benefits and a commitment to employee wellbeing, this role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in the community. Join a forward-thinking organization that values your contributions and promotes personal growth.

Benefits

27-day holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Occupational sick pay

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Discount platform for high street shops

Blue Light card eligibility

Comprehensive training and development

Wellbeing support and yoga sessions

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Essential QCF Level 4 qualification in children and families.
• Significant experience in childcare and working with agencies.

Responsibilities

• Support staff to achieve high quality care standards.
• Supervise keyworking responsibilities and manage complex cases.

Skills

Childcare Experience

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Safeguarding Awareness

Report Writing

Education

QCF Level 4 in Children, Young People and Families Practitioner

Job description

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Senior Residential Social Care Worker, Stockport

Client:

Together Trust

Location:

Stockport, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

Job Description:

Package Description: Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change. Whether that’s helping people to live independently, or creating spaces to learn, work and play, you’ll be making sure adults with disabilities or complex health needs have a chance to thrive, right in the heart of their local communities. We have a rewarding opportunity for a Senior Children’s Residential Support Worker to join our residential service in Romiley, Stockport. Starting salary - £29,108.00 per annum with biennial increments Additional enhancements - £100.80 for sleep-in shifts and a 25% uplift on hourly rate for weekend shifts. The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of Children, Young People, and Adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support. You will be working in a caring home environment with the wider team under the leadership of the Registered Manager, nurturing, and supporting the young people providing them with all the care and support they would receive as if it was their family home, allowing their parents and siblings a much-needed break. The purpose of a Senior Children’s Residential Support Worker is to….

• Support less experienced staff via positive and effective team working, to achieve high quality standards of care that are set and agreed by the Registered Manager on behalf of the Trust.
• Participate to establish an enabling culture, which individually and in groups, actively promotes the young people’s life chances to achieve optimal outcomes in line with the Quality care standards.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and review of systems and policies which ensure compliance with legislative regulations and that high standards are achieved thus maximising quality of care, protection and appropriate control.
• Supervise and/or undertake keyworking responsibilities, including primary responsibility for the more complex cases, especially where safeguarding issues are involved.
• Develop, demonstrate, promote and maintain a good level of awareness of safeguarding issues, assessing and recording risk.
• You will work flexibly to undertake the full range of duties in a well-planned way that respects and values the Children and Young People as individuals.

What can you bring to the team…?

• An essential for this role is a QCF Level 4 in children, young people and families practitioner or equivalent.
• Significant childcare experience.
• Experience of working with statutory and voluntary agencies.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary approach to meeting clinical, physical and emotional needs.
• An ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, taking the lead when required, maintaining & encouraging open and honest communication.
• A good standard of written English and IT skills would be essential, you will be writing reports and keep record of the Children and Young Peoples progress.
• Transporting children / young people to an activity or school is a requirement. A driving licence that has been held for 12 months would be desirable.

Benefits include:

• Annual Leave 27-day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, an initial contribution of 4% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
• Proud to be a real living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleagues and free weekly yoga sessions in person or online.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home

To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust, take a look at our Job Description. If this sounds like the place for you, and you think you have the relevant skills and experience we are looking for, apply now. If you have any questions relating to the role, please get in touch at [emailprotected]. We would love to hear from you! This service is regulated by Ofsted; therefore, all employees must be over the age of 22 years at the time of joining the service. We may remove this advert should we find the successful candidate prior to the closing date; therefore, early applications are encouraged. We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK. We are a Real Living Wage employer. Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher salary than the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are demonstrating our commitment to our employees, now and in the future. In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases, this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship. Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way, please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams, and we will do what we can to support you.