Senior Residential Support Worker - Hawthorn Avenue

Hexagon Care Services; Chatburn; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Death in Service (4x salary)

Free on-site parking

Electric vehicle scheme

Free access to Employee Assistance Pro

Blue Light Card

Long Service Payments

Cycle to Work Scheme

Ofsted outstanding bonus payment

Pension

Job summary

Hexagon Care Services Ltd is seeking a Senior Residential Support Worker for Hawthorn Avenue Children’s Home in Oswaldtwistle. You will support young people in daily activities, help create a safe, nurturing home, and work to uphold safeguarding standards.

Applicants should have at least 12 months’ residential childcare experience and a driving licence. This role is 40.5 hours per week with a 1 on 2 off pattern and occasional sleep-ins.

Qualifications

• 12 months’ residential childcare experience
• Driving licence
• Right to work in the UK

Responsibilities

• Support young people in activities such as cooking, cleaning, outings, and appointments.
• Manage challenging behaviours with support from senior staff.
• Create a safe, nurturing environment where youths feel heard and valued.
• Collaborate with psychologists and therapy staff to set boundaries and strategies.

Skills

Safeguarding

Residential childcare

Driving licence

Shift flexibility

Team collaboration

Education

Residential childcare qualification (advantageous)

Job description

Job Summary

Job title: Senior Residential Support Worker
Location: Hawthorn Avenue Children’s Home – Oswaldtwistle
Salary: £31,675- £35,425 (depending on experience and qualifications)*
Earnings: £35,300- £39,050 (based on 7 sleep ins per month)
Hours: 40.5 per week
Annual Leave Entitlement: 251.1 hours
Shift Pattern: 1 on 2 off - 8am start, 11pm finish. If on the sleep shift, finish at 8:30am following handover.
Essential Criteria: Driving Licence + 12 months residential childcare experience

About Hexagon Care

Hexagon Care Services is a national provider of residential care, education, and therapy for young people. With over 80 homes and schools across England, we collaborate closely with local authorities to provide specialised services, including therapeutic care, crisis intervention, and support for children with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. Our mission is to offer safe, stable environments where young people can build resilience and develop skills for a brighter future.

The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Residential Support Worker to join our team. This role is perfect for someone with at least 12 months’ experience in a children’s residential home, who is passionate about making a real impact. You’ll play a key role in creating a positive, nurturing home environment where young people feel safe, supported, and empowered. Ideally you will be qualified in residential childcare, however, if you don’t hold the qualification but have the experience we very much want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Support young people in a range of activities, including cooking, cleaning, outings, and taking part in games and appointments.
• Manage challenging behaviours effectively and professionally, with support from senior staff and therapeutic services.
• Create a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for young people, ensuring they feel heard and valued.
• Collaborate with psychologists and the therapy team to establish appropriate boundaries and strategies for supporting the children in your care.

What We’re Looking For:

• A genuine passion for safeguarding, motivating, and inspiring young people.
• Ability to demonstrate and lead by example, sharing best practices with your team.
• Experience with challenging behaviour, with the ability to handle such situations calmly and professionally.
• Flexibility to work shifts, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins.
• Experience of working in a residential home for children is essential for the role (minimum of 12 months experience) having a relevant qualification is advantageous, although not essential. Please note, we cannot accept adult care experience, nursery experience, or school experience as equivalent.

Benefits of Working at Hexagon Care Services:

• Death in Service (4x salary)
• Free, on-site parking
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Blue Light Card
• Long Service Payments
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Ofsted outstanding bonus payment
• Pension

*Please note that the above figures are based on holding an equivalent qualification. If you do not have this qualification but have the 12+ months experience working specifically in a children's home, please do get in contact with us.

*We are committed to being fair and non-discriminatory in our recruitment practices. Where a service already has sufficient drivers in post, we will do all we reasonably can to accommodate applicants who do not drive, and in those instances, the driving requirement may be considered desirable rather than essential. However, as a care provider, the safety, welfare, and needs of the young people we support must always take priority, as such, this may mean that driving may be listed as being essential for some of our posts.

Please note, Hexagon Care Services does not hold a sponsorship licence and as such we are unable to support any candidates who do not already have right to work. This is a permanent position, if you have right to work but with an expiry date, we are more than welcome to receive your application but please note you would only be eligible for an interim contract linked to your RTW expiry.

All hiring managers at Hexagon Care Services are trained by safer recruitment consortium accredited trainers, and all positions in regulated activity with children will be required to undergo safer recruitment and onboarding checks prior to commencement. This will include an enhanced DBS and/or children’s barred list check.

Feedback timescales - Candidates who apply via CV (Indeed etc) may not hear a response due to volume of applicants, candidates who complete application forms via our career's portal will be provided with feedback irrespective of outcome.

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