Senior Residential Support Worker

Aspris; Leyland; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Career progression

NVQ/SVQ enrollment within 6 months

Job summary

Aspris is seeking a Senior Residential Support Worker for our Leyland home to lead shifts and mentor staff in delivering high‑quality care to young people up to 18 with learning difficulties.

You will support daily routines, learning independence, and positive outcomes while maintaining safeguarding and high welfare standards within a caring, nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• Must be dedicated to creating a nurturing environment for young people.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with children and families.
• Strong attention to detail and safeguarding awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and mentor colleagues to maintain high care standards.
• Support young people with daily routines, education attendance and activities.
• Create a safe, nurturing home environment and respond to incidents appropriately.
• Collaborate with the Registered Manager to ensure consistent care delivery.

Skills

Compassionate

Dedicated

Enthusiastic

People skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People

Job description

Our Residential Children's Home in Leyland are looking for a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Senior Support Worker to join their team. As a Senior Support Worker, you will be at the heart of creating a positive, nurturing, and enriching environment for young people. Our Children's Home in Leyland is a specialist home, supporting young people up to the age of 18 with learning difficulties. As a small, nurturing home, we provide highly individualised care, including 1:1 and 2:1 support where required, ensuring every young person receives the attention, guidance and consistency they need to thrive!

Due to the nature of this role, a full UK driving license is essential, along with your NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People.

At Aspris, we want every young person to feel understood, supported, and ready to take on the world. That's why our homes are shaped around the needs of each child - this ensures that all of our young people get the support that's shaped around their strengths, challenges, and goals.

As a Senior Residential Support Worker, you will play a vital role in creating a safe, supportive, and nurturing home where children and young people can thrive. Working alongside the Registered Manager, you will lead shifts, support and mentor colleagues, and help ensure the highest standards of care are delivered at all times.

You will support our young people to build confidence, develop independence, and achieve positive outcomes, whether that's learning essential life skills, engaging in hobbies and activities, maintaining education attendance, or enjoying new experiences within your local community. No two days are the same, from supporting with daily routines and fun activities, to managing challenging situations and celebrating achievements.

At Aspris, learning never stops - and that's something we truly value. As a growing organisation, we rely on accurate, detailed data, which can include sensitive information such as incident reports and disclosures from young people. High attention to detail is essential to the role.

To support you, we offer continuous CPD and development opportunities, helping you grow and become the best version of yourself.

What does this mean?

• Automatic enrollment onto NVQ/SVQ qualifications within 6-months of starting a Residential Support role
• The opportunity to be qualified to degree level
• A clear pathway for you to progress in your role

We believe every child and young person has potential.

We work in partnership with parents and guardians to unlock this potential through specialist care, support and education. Tailoring our care and education provisions to meet the diverse needs of children and young people ensuring that they always receive the right support, at the right time, and in the right setting. Even when the journey seems hard, we use courage, resilience, kindness and dedication.

Our team of experts work together to deliver safe, nurturing environments where children can thrive. When a young person's confidence grows, they become limitless. This is the heartbeat of our work - every day, every hour and every minute.

That is the Aspris difference.

At Aspris we're committed to ensuring that our colleagues are compensated with benefits that are meaningful and worthwhile - more information can be found here regarding what benefits we have to offer.

To get a real feel for the true impact of working as part of our residential team - please take a couple of minutes to watch our video Job Description below, where you'll hear first hand from some of our amazing staff.

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