Senior Residential Childcare Worker- Children's residential

Job Title: Senior Care Worker
Location: Bradford BD4
Salary: £33,906.60 per annum
Working Hours: Rolling rota basis over 365 days per year (including bank holidays and weekends)
Service: Children's Home
Service Users: Young People (YPs) with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD), Trauma, Neglect, Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), and Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)

• ✅ Level 3 Children and Young People Workforce or equivalent (Essential) or 50% complete
• ✅ Level 5 Leadership and Management (Desirable)

• ✔ Experience working with challenging children in a residential setting (Essential)

Permanent

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Number of Beds: Solo home (1:1 or 2:1 staffing) or Two-bed home (2:1 staffing)
📍 Location: Bradford
👦 Type of YPs: EBD, Trauma, Neglect, CSE, CCE
🏆 Ofsted Rating: Good
👥 Ratio of staff to children: 1:1 or 2:1

• ✔ A strong understanding of safeguarding and care planning
• ✔ Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented mindset
• ✔ The ability to lead shifts and provide guidance to staff
• ✔ Flexibility to work a rolling rota, including sleep-ins

• 🏠 A well-established residential care provider
• 📈 Growing organisation with plans for expansion
• 💙 A team that prioritises high-quality care and development

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  Progression Opportunities – Grow into a leadership role
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  Qualification Support – Training and career development available
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  Benefits – Competitive salary, supportive team, and structured rota
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  Ethos – Child-focused, trauma-informed approach
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  Culture – Inclusive, professional, and team-driven

• 🚘 Driving licence and access to a vehicle (Desirable)
• 🛌 Willingness to complete sleep-in shifts (Essential)
• 🔞 Must be over 21 (Genuine Occupational Requirement – Equality Act 2010)
• 💻 Basic IT skills (Essential)

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Sponsorship is not available

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

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people and would like to join a professional and dedicated team, we encourage you to apply today.

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