Senior Children's Residential Support Worker

Senior Residential Support Worker
Location: Sheffield
2 Bed, Emotional Behavioural Difficulties
Salary: -31,616.16 - -38,616 per annum + sleep-in allowance -7000 per year
Contract: Full-time, permanent, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins as required
Driving Licence- Essential

Are you an experienced and passionate child residential care professional looking to make a real difference? This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team providing high-quality therapeutic care to children and young people in a supportive, nurturing, and child-centred home.

As a Senior Residential Support Worker, you will support the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager in delivering outstanding residential care that meets the individual needs of each child. You will help create a safe, stable, and positive environment where children can thrive, develop independence, and build resilience.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strong shift leadership and act as the responsible person in the absence of senior management.
• Support and guide staff through mentoring, induction, training, and reflective practice.
• Ensure children are listened to, involved in decisions about their care, and supported to express their views.
• Maintain safeguarding standards, accurate records, and compliance with the Children's Homes Regulations 2015, Quality Standards, and Ofsted expectations.
• Build trusting relationships with children and young people using trauma-informed and child-centred approaches.
• Support daily routines, care planning, behaviour management, and the overall running of the home.

About you

We are looking for someone with:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a children's residential care setting.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, attachment, and trauma-informed practice.
• Experience supporting children and young people with EBD, trauma, and challenging behaviour.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
• A calm, resilient, nurturing, and child-centred approach.
• A full clean UK driving licence is desirable.

What's on offer

• Opportunity to work in a supportive and professional residential care environment.
• A chance to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children and young people.
• Ongoing training and development.
• A role where therapeutic care, safeguarding, and high-quality support are at the heart of everything you do

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