Senior Support Worker

Cambian Group Plc; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive discounts

Health benefits

24/5 support

Welcoming home

Fully funded induction

Career growth

Supportive team

Job summary

Cambian Group is seeking a Senior Support Worker in Birmingham to support young people (ages 8–18) with daily routines, school readiness, meals, and activities. You will help create a warm, homely environment and lead shifts while deputising the home manager.

This role involves building strong relationships, providing emotional support, and organizing engaging activities. Candidates should have NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare and a valid UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Driver with full UK driving licence
• NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare
• Two years working experience in a residential setting

Responsibilities

• Support young people with their daily routines; getting them ready for school, prepping for meal times and planning activities.
• Create a warm, homely environment by helping with light housekeeping.
• Lead shift and deputise home manager.
• Build strong, meaningful relationships and provide emotional support.
• Plan and join fun activities like trips to the park, popcorn and movie nights or creative projects.
• Keep essential records to ensure the best possible care.

Job description

Senior Support Worker

Location:Birmingham

Pay:Pay Up to £37,000 (depending on experience and qualifications)

At Cambian Group, you’re not just working - you’re shaping futures, furthermore as aSenior Support Worker, based withinWest Midlandsevery moment you spend with our young people (ages 8–18) helps them feel safe, valued and supported.

A simple "How was your day?", a shared laugh over a board game or encouragement during a tough moment - these small interactions build trust and shape lives. Some days will be challenging but every breakthrough, every smile and every step forward will remind you why this work truly matters.

What You’ll Do

As aSenior Support Workeryou will support young people with their daily routines; Getting them ready for school, prepping for meal times and planning activities.

Create a warm, homely environment by helping with light housekeeping.

Lead shift and deputise home manager

Build strong, meaningful relationships and provide emotional support.

Plan and join fun activities like trips to the park, popcorn & movie nights or creative projects.

Keep essential records to ensure the best possible care.

Where You’ll Do It

The home is registered to accommodate up to two young people. The home aims to provide care for a range of children who have emotional and or behavioural difficulties up to the age of 18. Hay park will also ensure that staff receive specific training to meet the child’s needs.

The home is part of Cambian Group and is committed to providing the best possible care for the young people we look after. We are registered with Ofsted to provide residential care for young people up to 18 years old of either gender with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, through adverse childhood experiences such as trauma, neglect, sexual, physical, mental or emotional abuse or children that are in a situation of family breakdown.

We do not have any young people in our home as yet as we are currently reopening the home. Our aim is to provide outstanding individualised care packages to each young person, that is child centred in a way that is empowering to our young people. We aim to set small achievable targets that lead to bigger objectives, all young people in our care are involved in planning and decision making based on what is important from their own perspective and areas of need. We provide support in homely atmosphere where staff genuinely care for the young people we support. Our staff team continue to build on the relationships made with the young person and the care plan is adapted in accordance with how the young person develops and changes over time, and the local authority care plan.

Our vision at Hay Park is to provide the highest possible level of care to the Children that reside at Hay Park and to promote a relaxed and homely environment that enables young people to grow and realise their own unique potential and self-worth. At the same time encouraging our children to develop the academic, practical and social skills needed to thrive and transition from a young person in to an adult. We believe that developing self-esteem and positive self-regard works in harmony with holistic well-being which in turn helps a young person grow and develop their own identity and potential.

We believe that children thrive only when they feel safe in the environment and feel that the people around them genuinely care for their wellbeing and safety and are interested in spending time with them and getting to know them as individuals, our child centred approach ensures that the young people feel listened to. We believe that if the home appears welcoming, relaxed and homely both in atmosphere and appearance; that staff, young people and visitors find it easy to settle in and achieve this objective. This ethos runs through the core of this home and its staff team and helps staff to plan and provide a care package tailored to each individual child.

Who You Are

Warm, patient, a great listener and encourager - focused on achieving outcomes for others.

Driver with full UK driving licence, hold a minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare and two years working experience in a residential setting.

Why Join Us?

Exclusive discounts at major retailers (ASDA, Tesco, M&S, etc.)

Health benefits, including dental and optical cashback after two years

24/5 support: Helpline and hardship grants via the CareTech Foundation

A Welcoming Home: Work in a comfortable and well-designed space

Expert Training: Two weeks of fully funded induction

Career Growth: Fully Funded Diplomas (Levels 3-5) and clear pathways for promotion

Supportive Team: Work with people who care as much as you do

Your Next Step

This isn’t just a job - it’s a chance to change lives, one extraordinary day at a time.

Join us and be part of something meaningful.

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Safeguarding Statement

Cambian are committed to promoting the safeguarding and welfare of all children within our care. All applicants must be willing to undergo and enhanced DBS check and must be able to provide at least two references covering the past two years. Applicants must also provide reference information for all positions related to working with children and the vulnerable and details of employment going back to full time education.

Senior Support Worker -Birmingham