Senior Residential Support Worker

Peters Dean Care Ltd; North Bersted; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Full induction and introductory plan

Fully funded training and development

Clinical supervision and ongoing支持

Private healthcare

Enhanced pay for bank holidays

Supportive senior management

Career progression in children’s care

Job summary

Peters Dean Care Ltd in England is opening a brand-new children’s residential home and seeks a Senior Support Worker to join the opening team, supporting up to three young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD).

As a Senior Support Worker, you will help shape the culture, routines and therapeutic environment from the outset, providing leadership, guidance and positive role modelling to the team and ensuring trauma-informed care is embedded throughout.

Qualifications

• Experience with children/young people in residential, care, education or therapeutic settings.
• Experience supporting young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and trauma.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in children and young people is essential.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting relationships and support emotional wellbeing and development.
• Use trauma-informed approaches, including PACE, to promote positive outcomes.
• Provide positive behaviour support and safe handling in line with policy.
• Lead on shift, support colleagues and contribute to staff supervision.
• Conduct risk assessments to safeguard children and young people.
• Attend meetings with schools, social workers and other professionals.
• Liaise with families and healthcare professionals as needed.
• Document medication accurately and in line with training.

Skills

Trauma-informed practice

PACE

Emotional resilience

Communication skills

Leadership

Team support

Shift flexibility

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People

Job description

Senior Support Worker - Children's Residential Home

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker to be part of the opening team of a brand-new children's home, supporting up to three young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD).

This is a unique chance to help shape the culture, routines, and therapeutic environment of a new service from the very beginning.

Our homes are carefully designed to feel safe, nurturing, and genuinely homely, places where children can build stability, trust, and a sense of belonging.

About the Children's Experience

Children in our care are supported to lead active, fulfilling lives. The company promotes health and wellbeing through physical activities and encourages young people to explore hobbies and interests that matter to them.

These experiences help build confidence, resilience, social skills, and independence, key foundations for their future.

Our home provides a safe, nurturing and stable environment where young people can begin to rebuild confidence, develop resilience and achieve positive outcomes. As a Senior Support Worker, you'll play a key role in creating that environment while also providing leadership, guidance and positive role modelling to the wider team.

The Role

You'll work as part of a dedicated team to provide high-quality, trauma-informed care and support. You'll build trusting relationships with young people, help them develop independence and life skills, and support them through challenging moments with patience, consistency and understanding.

You'll also take a lead role on shift, supporting colleagues, providing guidance and acting as a positive role model. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to structured supervisions, team development and the consistent implementation of therapeutic approaches including PACE and trauma-informed care.

The role involves working on a shift-based rota, including two sleep-ins per week, evenings and weekends.

Key Responsibilities

• Build positive, trusting relationships with young people and support their emotional wellbeing and development.


• Use therapeutic approaches, including PACE and trauma-informed practice, to support positive outcomes.


• Provide positive behaviour support and physical intervention in line with training and organisational policy.


• Lead and support colleagues on shift, acting as a positive role model and contributing to structured supervisions.


• Conduct and contribute to risk assessments to safeguard children and young people.


• Coordinate and attend meetings with schools, social workers, local authorities and other professionals.


• Liaise with social workers, families and healthcare professionals.


• Administer and accurately document medication in line with training and policy.


• Raise safeguarding or welfare concerns with the Registered Manager as appropriate.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who genuinely cares about helping young people overcome challenges and achieve their potential.

You'll ideally have experience working with children or young people in a residential, care, education, therapeutic or similar setting. Experience supporting young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties, trauma or challenging behaviour would be particularly valuable.

You'll need:

• An understanding of trauma-informed practice and therapeutic approaches such as PACE.


• The emotional resilience to remain calm, consistent and professional during challenging situations.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.


• The ability to build positive relationships while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.


• Confidence to lead and support colleagues and act as a positive role model.


• Flexibility to work shifts, including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins.


• An NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People or equivalent qualification.

Senior Support Worker Benefits

• Highly competitive salary, with enhanced pay scales recognising qualifications and experience.


• Full induction and introductory programme to help you settle into the role.


• Fully funded training and qualifications with ongoing professional development.


• Clinical supervision and access to ongoing support.


• Private healthcare.


• Enhanced pay for bank holidays.


• A caring and supportive senior management team who genuinely value their staff.


• The opportunity to build a rewarding career within children's residential care.