Senior Residential Children's Home Support Worker

Job description

Job Title: Senior Residential children’s Support Worker

Reports to: Registered Home Manager

Place of Work: Mickleover, Derby

Salary: £30,700 (unqualified) – £36,940 (Inclusive of sleep-ins)

We are delighted to be opening a 2 bedded Ofsted registered, trauma informed home, in the quite suburb of Mickleover, Derby. We are about “enhancing the lives of the children we are supporting by providing needs led care, in a safe and stable living environment in which the children will have the opportunity to develop to their full potential”.

“We promote honesty, integrity, tolerance and respect as well as an appreciation of individual and collective responsibility, and in this way, we aim to bring out the very best in our children.”

Job Overview

As a Senior Support Worker, you have the chance to develop your therapeutic management skills, supporting Support Workers, peers and children develop safe and nurturing relationships, role modelling therapeutic parenting/trauma informed practice and contributing to the overall management of the home, in both a regulatory and practice way.

To be eligible to apply for the role, you must demonstrate experience of working with children and young people who have been exposed to traumatic experiences and communicate this through challenging behaviour. You will have achieved a level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People (or be working towards) and be prepared to work a roster system including sleep overs.

All applicants must hold a valid full UK driving licence.

In return we offer

• A competitive salary with yearly increments
• Pension
• Full training
• Chance to further your career in a developing organisation
• A dedicated and committed manager with over 17 years’ experience in the sector who will be available to support and guide you in your role 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Job Types: Full-time and Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Derby DE3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

NVQ L3 or a QCF L3 in children and young people (required)

At least 1 year continuous children residential care experience

Work Location: In person

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Derby

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

Between £30,500 and £37,000 Per Month

Published at

10-05-2026

Profession type

Home Care Jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English