Senior Residential Support Worker

Job description

Job Title: Senior Residential Care Worker

Location: Melksham, Wiltshire (SN12)

Salary: £39,588 per annum (estimated, based on 160 hours per month plus 11 sleep-ins per month), plus a £1,500 joining bonus

Hourly Rate: £16.15 per hour (enhanced rates apply)

Working Hours / Shift Pattern: 160 hours per month

Employment Type: Permanent, full-time

Sleep-ins: £65 per sleep-in

Service: Children's Home

Service Users: Young people aged 8-17 years with EBD

Qualifications Required: Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce

Experience Required: Experience within children's residential care

The Home:

Number of beds: 4

Who we are looking for:

Our client is looking for a Senior Residential Care Worker to join their 4-bed home for young people aged 8-17 with EBD. You will hold the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce and bring experience within children's residential care.

Who you will be working for:

• Company type/size: One of the UK's most innovative providers of residential care and education for young people
• Other services: Education

Why this home & company:

• Training / qualifications: Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues
• Benefits: £1,500 joining bonus
• Ethos: Helping young people believe in themselves, celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them

Individuals with only CQC experience and / or who have not worked in an Ofsted Registered Children's Home will not be considered.

Sponsorship is not available.

Salary breakdown

• Hours - 160 × £16.15 - £2,584 - £31,008
• Sleep-ins - 11 × £65 - £715 - £8,580
• Total - £3,299 - £39,588

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Downton

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

Between £33,600 and £45,500 Per Month

Published at

01-11-2026

Profession type

Counselling and Social Services

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