Senior Residential Support Worker
Yarnton, Oxfordshire
£16.25 £16.85 per hour
£32,955 £34,171 basic salary + sleep-in payments
£62.64 per sleep-in, typically 4 8 per month
Potential total earnings approximately £35,955 £40,171 per annum
Full-time, permanent Long days & sleep-ins
Ready for the next step in your children's residential care career?
We are looking for an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker to join a 4-bed Ofsted-rated Good children's home in Yarnton, near Oxford.
This could be an excellent opportunity if you are already working as a Senior Support Worker, or if you are an experienced Children's Residential Support Worker ready to take on more responsibility.
You'll be joining a large, established and growing children's residential care provider with excellent training, strong management support and a genuine progression pathway into Deputy Manager and Registered Manager positions.
What you need
To be considered for this position, you will need:
The home
You'll be working within a 4-bed children's residential home providing therapeutic support to children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
The focus is on creating a safe, consistent and nurturing home where young people can build trust, develop confidence and achieve positive outcomes.
As a Senior Residential Support Worker, you'll have an important role both in directly supporting the young people and in helping the wider staff team deliver consistently high standards of care.
What you will be doing
Your responsibilities will include:
What you'll receive
This is where I would really sell it:
£16.25 £16.85 per hour
Basic salary of £32,955 £34,171
£62.64 per sleep-in
Typically 4 8 sleep-ins each month, adding approximately £3,000 £6,000 per year
Clear progression opportunities into Deputy Manager and Registered Manager roles
Fully funded professional qualifications
Paid training
Comprehensive induction programme
Enhanced pay scales recognising qualifications and experience
Regular supervision and supportive management
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
28 days' annual leave including Bank Holidays
Employee discount platform and Blue Light Card
NEST pension
Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
Staff referral bonus
Free Enhanced DBS check
Why consider this opportunity?
If you're good at what you do but feel you've reached a ceiling with your current provider, this is worth a conversation.
This organisation is growing, invests heavily in training and development and offers a clear route for people who want to progress within children's residential care.
You don't need to be looking for a Registered Manager position tomorrow. You simply need to want somewhere that can give you the opportunity to develop when you're ready.
Interested?
If you're currently working as a Senior Residential Support Worker, Senior Children's Support Worker, Residential Childcare Worker, Children's Residential Support Worker or Team Leader, I'd love to speak with you confidentially.
The home is in Yarnton, Oxfordshire, and may be suitable for candidates travelling from Oxford, Kidlington, Woodstock, Witney and surrounding areas.
Apply with your CV and I will be in touch to tell you more about the home, the team and the opportunity.
Important information
This position does not offer sponsorship, so applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Due to the regulated nature of children's residential care, the successful candidate will be subject to appropriate safer recruitment checks, including an Enhanced DBS, references, employment history, qualification, identity and Right to Work checks.
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