Senior Residential Support Worker

Bluelight Healthcare Group; Hawkinge; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent employment

Ongoing training

Career development

Supportive environment

Job summary

Bluelight Healthcare Group is hiring a Senior Residential Support Worker to join our children's residential home in the UK. You will lead shifts, supervise the care team and deliver therapeutic, trauma-informed care to children with complex needs.

The role requires substantial residential care experience, safeguarding expertise and the ability to work days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays. DBS checks and right-to-work are required.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in children's residential care.
• Experience supporting children with trauma, attachment difficulties and challenging behaviours.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and shift leadership skills.
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to work days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
• Enhanced DBS (children's barred list), satisfactory references and right-to-work checks.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and support the residential care team.
• Provide high-quality, therapeutic care to children with complex emotional and behavioural needs.

Skills

Residential care

Trauma-informed care

Safeguarding

Shift leadership

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Senior Residential Support Worker

Full-time: 40 hours | Part-time: 20 hours per week | Bank staff: Flexible hours

We are recruiting experienced Senior Residential Support Workers to join our children's residential home.

The successful candidates will provide high-quality, therapeutic care to children with complex emotional and behavioural needs, lead shifts and support the residential care team.

Key Requirements:

• Substantial experience in children's residential care.
• Experience supporting children with trauma, attachment difficulties and challenging behaviours.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and shift leadership skills.
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to work days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
• Enhanced DBS (children's barred list), satisfactory references and right-to-work checks.

Training:

Candidates must complete mandatory training in safeguarding, PBS, PACE, trauma-informed care, de-escalation, first aid and medication management.

What We Offer:

Permanent employment, ongoing training, career development and a supportive working environment.

Please note: Experience in an Ofsted-regulated children's residential home is strongly preferred. Adult or elderly care experience alone will not meet our recruitment requirements.