Senior Support Worker

Phoenix Learning & Care Group; South Molton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Learning & Development

Discounts

Wellbeing support

DBS paid

Sleep-in allowance

Medicash after 12 months

Job summary

Phoenix Learning and Care Group is seeking a dedicated Senior Support Worker to join our team in South Molton. You will help provide a warm, home-like environment, support daily routines, nutrition, learning activities and safety planning for children in our care.

You’ll take on leadership duties, assist with supervision, and ensure plans are up to date while offering steadfast, compassionate support during challenging days.

Qualifications

• Patience, compassion and resilience due to trauma-related behaviours.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for updates to plans.

Responsibilities

• Assist with recruitment, supervision, meetings and inspections.
• Support children to have high quality of life through activities and routine.
• Monitor and update plans and records; participate in on-call rota (1 per week).

Skills

Patience

Communication

Flexibility

Driving licence

Education

Residential childcare qualification

Job description

About The Role

Job Title: Senior Support Worker

Job Location: South Molton

Salary: £30,368.00 based on 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Sleep-in Allowance: An additional £6,183 per year, based on completing 10 sleep-in shifts per month

Contract Type: Permanent

Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to join a team that’s passionate about making a difference and changing the lives of children?

They say it takes a village to raise a child join our “village-like” community, providing safe and supportive homes where children truly feel they belong.

Be the person who brightens a child’s day after challenges, offering encouragement and guidance as they build confidence, develop their abilities, and overcome obstacles. This is more than a job; it’s a chance to nurture potential, create moments of happiness, and leave a lasting impact. Simply being present and dependable can mean more than you realise.

You’ll become a role model, motivator, and trusted support. Whether you’re baking together, exploring local attractions, or lending a listening ear, your presence will make a difference. While some days will be challenging, your resilience and support will provide the stability these children need to thrive. Your role is about creating a warm, home-like environment—helping with morning routines, exploring the park, or enjoying creative activities. You’ll assist with homework, prepare meals, and ensure the home feels welcoming. Evenings and weekends are for fun, from playing games to exploring new adventures.

Our children face social and emotional challenges related to their lived experiences and sometimes neurodiverse needs including Autism, ADHD, or trauma. On tough days, your understanding and encouragement will make their good days shine even brighter. Over time, you’ll witness the incredible impact of your care as they grow, flourish, and find joy.

Supporting these children is always rewarding and never dull, yes, there’s paperwork and planning, but the work you do truly makes a difference. The days may be long, but they fly by because every moment matters. As a Senior Support Worker, you’ll lead your shifts with confidence and step in to support the Registered Manager as needed, taking on responsibilities like recruitment, supervision, meetings, and inspections.

A day in the life of a Senior Support Worker will involve:

• Assisting the manager with recruitment, supervision, meetings, and inspections.
• Supporting children to have the best quality of life possible. Whether it be through baking at home, fun days out, or taking them on holiday. You could be doing anything from making sure the children have a healthy diet to going to Quinee Honey Farm!
• Ensuring our children are kept safe and their plans are suitable for their needs. We’ll need you to help monitor their development by keeping our systems and records up to date. Don’t worry though, you’ll get all the training you need.
• Taking part in our on-call rota, averaging 1 on-call per week. You’ll get an additional allowance for this!

To be a successful Senior Support Worker, you’ll need:

• Patience, compassion, and resilience – The children you support may have experienced trauma, which may have an impact on their behaviour.
• Great communication skills – Both verbal and written communication is important in this role as you’ll be speaking to a lot of different people at different times and need to be able to update the children’s plans.
• A driving licence – Our children love to be out in the community. We need you to be able to drive them to where they need to go. We have the cars, you just need the licence.
• To be flexible – You’ll need to be able to sleep at the home during your shifts. The children need support 24 hours a day. This does mean you’ll be able to work your full week in 2-3 days!
• Ideally, you’ll hold a qualification in residential childcare. If you don’t it’s key that you have this within your first 2 years of working in the sector. We will pay for and support this if you don’t already hold it.

In return for your time, you’ll get:

• Holidays –You’ll get 28 days annual leave. You’ll still need to work on bank holidays if the rota requires.
• Pension scheme– Our pension scheme is based on you paying in 5%, and us adding 3%.
• Learning & Development Opportunities– We provide comprehensive learning opportunities for team members to develop themselves.
• Discounts– You’ll have access to brilliant discounts through the Blue Light Card and our own employee benefits platform.
• Wellbeing Support– Your wellbeing is always our priority. You’ll have access to mental health and wellbeing support. On top of this, our therapies team offers a six weekly confidential check in clinic, and group reflective practice sessions.
• DBS– As this role required you to have an enhanced DBS carried out, we will cover this cost.
• Sleep-in Allowance-You have the potential to earn up to an additional £6,183 per year, based on completing 10 sleep-in shifts per month - but these are not guaranteed.
• After 12 months service -You’ll also be eligible for our Medicash scheme which covers a wide range of medical, health and wellbeing expenses (Including immediate access to a GP!). You’ll get life assurance paid at x2 your annual salary.

In line with safer recruitment guidelines, we will run an online check on the successful candidate. This can and may include any public social media profiles.

At Phoenix Learning and Care, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our team members. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.