Senior Children's Residential Support Worker

Job description

Join this leading therapeutic provider of Residential Childcare in their expansions across the West Midlands!

• Job Title: Senior Children's Residential Support Worker
• Home Type: 3 Bedded EBD home – therapeutic PACE approach
• Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands
• Overall package: £34,537.50 - £38,437.50 p/a
• Enhanced Overtime: +£2 per hour!
• Birthday off & paid!
• Fixed shift pattern – know your rota a year in advance, 3 days off between shifts & 5 full weekends in 9

Who will you be working for?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the fastest growing (and best performing) children’s home providers across the country – they have 10 homes, all of which are rated a minimum of Good in all areas. They have a phenomenal structure including a Head Office with an internal clinical team, second to none training opportunities, incredibly experienced senior management, and they employ over 150 people already (15% of which received a promotion last year). Their retention rates are well above industry average, and this is reflected in the benefits they offer, such as enhanced overtime, attendance bonus, paid sleep-ins on annual leave days, birthday off & paid, training and development opportunities, and more!

The homes are all small, family oriented 2-4 bedded EBD/LD children’s homes and tend to support young people that display SEMH and/or mild LD using a therapeutic PACE approach alongside their inhouse clinical psychologists. Opportunities with this organisation do not come about often and they are currently looking to expand their staffing pool ahead of new homes in the coming year.

The Package & Benefits:

• Basic pay: £15.25 - £16.25 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications, plus £50 per sleep-in
• Estimated package: £34,537.50 - £37,687.50 p/a
• Enhanced Overtime Rate: An additional +£2 per hour after 170 hours worked
• Attendance Bonus: Receive up to £750 per annum for good attendance
• Birthday off & paid!
• Long Service Bonus: Receive a £1000 bonus for 5 years' service
• Training & Qualifications: Opportunity to complete a fully funded & accredited Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare qualification, therapeutic ‘PACE' training and more!
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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Wolverhampton

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-11-2026

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