Senior Children's Residential Care Worker

Senior Children's Residential Care Worker

Department: Residential

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Nightingale - Ravensden

Compensation: £38,554 / year

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Are you passionate about transforming young lives? Join Esland as a Senior Children’s Residential Care Worker and embark on a deeply rewarding career where every day brings purpose, growth, and the chance to make a real difference.

The Home you have applied for is called Nightingale & is in a beautiful village surrounded by cows & wildlife. The children in this home love horse riding, gaming & movie nights.

• Provide high-quality care and emotional support to children in a safe, nurturing environment.
• Help shape brighter futures through consistency, compassion, and resilience.
• Work as part of a dedicated team in a 365-day service, with advance rotas and long shifts (8am–11pm) including sleep-in nights.

• Annual salary: £38,554 (based on £15.45 per hour and 8 sleep-ins per month; dependent on qualifications).
• Extra earning potential: through enhanced overtime and additional shifts.

(This pay rate is effective from 1st April 2026)

• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Level 3 qualification in Child Care.
• Minimum 12 months’ experience in children’s residential care.
• Must be 21+ and have the right to work in the UK (we’re unable to offer sponsorship).

At Esland, we’re committed to changing children’s lives for the better. Our best-in-class specialist services empower young people to thrive — and we’re looking for nurturing, supportive individuals who share our mission.

If you’re ready to be part of something extraordinary, apply now and start your journey with Esland.

Nightingale is a Three bedroom children’s home, offering crisis intervention and trauma informed therapeutic care. Our young people receive the highest quality residential care, as well as taking part in recreational activities tailored to the child’s interests e.g. cinema, swimming and sports, etc.

• We offer routes for progression and the opportunity undergo a qualification once employed
• We offer BILD accredited, paid induction training
• You will have access to a company app that provides high street discounts, online medical support, financial advise and counselling
• A day off for your birthday (in addition to your holiday entitlement)
• Access to a holiday home based in the Peak District where you can stay for free, on the company!
• A £500 bonus via our 'Refer a Friend’ scheme