Senior Residential Care Worker in Nunton, Wiltshire

Senior Residential Support Worker

Melksham

£16.15 p/h + Bonus

Permanent position, fulltime hours

Temp All Staffing is recruiting for a well-established national provider of therapeutic residential childcare and education across the UK. The organisation runs a widespread network of high-quality, small-scale children's homes dedicated to supporting vulnerable young people. They focus on delivering trauma-informed care and building family-like environments, with the vast majority of their services achieving 'Good' or 'Outstanding' regulatory inspection ratings.

Role Purpose

To provide nurturing care within a therapeutic environment while leading daily shifts and supporting the residential team. You will model excellent practice, mentor junior staff, and step up to lead the home when management is off-site.

Key Responsibilities

1. Care Practice & Therapeutic Support

• Shift Leadership: Effectively lead floor shifts and manage daily routines in the absence of the home manager.
• Therapeutic Care: Maintain consistent boundaries to provide a safe, nurturing environment that helps children thrive.
• Safeguarding: Act as a positive role model, remain vigilant to signs of distress or abuse, and lead child protection responses.
• Inclusive Practice: Communicate actively with children, championing their rights across different cultures, languages, and backgrounds.
• Key Working: Act as a designated Key Carer, contribute to care plans, and collaborate with psychologists to integrate therapy.

2. Staff Guidance & Support

• Mentoring: Supervise daily floor performance, and guide the induction process for new team members.
• Collaboration: Participate in regular team meetings, offering and receiving peer support.

3. Home & Financial Operations

• Homemaking: Take ownership of maintaining high standards across the building, grounds, and equipment.
• Health & Safety: Implement daily risk assessments and enforce strict health and safety compliance.
• Finance & Diet: Manage shift expenditure and petty cash while ensuring children receive a balanced, healthy diet.

4. Development & Compliance

• Training: Attend mandatory internal/external training and utilise professional supervision.
• Governance: Maintain a thorough understanding of company policies, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.

The right applicant will have:

• An in date DBS
• Level 3 Childrens &Young Persons Workforce
• Experience within children's residential/mental health unit

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking