Senior Residential Support Worker

HR Recruitify Group; Burton upon Trent; Presencial; GBP 26.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Zohorecruit is recruiting for a Residential Care Supervisor in Burton upon Trent. The role focuses on providing advice, support and safeguarding for young people, planning shifts, supervising Residential Care Practitioners and maintaining care plans.

You will act as a key worker, support education activities and attend supervision sessions in line with regulations. The position requires a Level 3/4 Diploma in Residential Children’s Care, a proactive approach to team leadership, and a commitment

Formación

• Requires Level 3/4 Diploma in Residential Children’s Care.

Responsabilidades

• Coach, train and supervise Residential Care Practitioners.
• Shift leading duties and provide guidance on shift.
• Oversee home operations in the manager’s absence.
• Attend meetings and contribute to planning and reviews.
• Maintain accurate records and write reports for meetings.

Conocimientos

Coaching

Supervision

Shift leading

Team support

Communication

Educación

Level 3/4 Diploma in Residential Children’s Care

Descripción del empleo

Burton, United Kingdom | Posted on 20/11/2025

Duties and Responsibilities

To provide advice, assistance and support to young people, safeguarding their welfare at all times. To attend to their practical, physical and emotional needs. To act as an appropriate role model and to work closely with them to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential. To appropriately plan shifts, complete staff supervisions, provide guidance and support to the residential support staff.

Equality & Diversity

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Team Leaders are responsible for promoting equal opportunities and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Coach, train and supervise Residential Care Practitioners
• Support the manager in investigations
• Carry out probation reviews for new staff members
• Shift leading duties
• Providing guidance to Residential Care Practitioners on shift
• Oversee the operations of the home in manager’s absence

Provide care for young people through

• Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning etc)
• Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional and positive regard
• Meeting the physical, emotional, behavioural, cultural and educational needs of young people
• Acting as a role model and demonstrating appropriate pro-social ways of dealing with problems
• Helping young people gain self-control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding acceptable, pro-social conduct.
• Ensuring that each young person’s care plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs

To act as a key worker through

• Taking responsibility for a small number of young people and ensuring that their needs are fully met
• Establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm and rewarding
• Providing advice, assistance and support on a 1:1 basis to enable young people to address past and present difficulties
• Providing emotional support at times of difficulty or stress
• Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their potential
• Providing support for young people in their education and extra-curricular activities
• Keeping accurate records and providing written reports on young people for planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as directed by the line manager
• Empowering young people and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future
• Acting as an advocate at meetings where the young person is the subject of discussion
• Encouraging the young person to develop links with the community, attend off-site activities and expand their personal social network

To work as part of a team through

• Being aware of the aims and objectives of the home and working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them
• Attending team/ staff meetings and making a positive contribution to them
• Actively contributing to the development of the team
• Receiving and storing information to improve communication
• Being willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers
• Being aware of childcare plans for all young people and providing support for colleagues by maintaining consistency in the execution of those plans
• Providing informal practical and emotional support to colleagues experiencing difficulties
• Attending and contributing to regular supervision sessions in line with children homes regulations
• Monitoring the conduct of colleagues and raising any causes for concern appropriately (Whistleblowing)
• Being familiar with all policies and procedures and adhering to them

General

• Attending young people’s meetings and contributing to them
• Driving company vehicles (current driving licence holders subject to procedures)
• Attending training appropriate to role and maintaining an up to date training profile
• Attending team meetings and group consultations
• Responsibility for the accurate maintenance of financial records appropriate to the duties of the post
• Responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and colleagues in accordance with the requirements of the organisational Health and Safety Policies
• To carry out all other reasonable tasks as directed by the line manager

Requirements

• Needs to hold a Level 3 or 4 Diploma in Residential Children’s Care as a minimum