Senior Residential Care Worker

Senior Residential Care Worker – Children's

Base pay range: provided by Horizon Care & Education. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience – talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Horizon Care and Education offer an opportunity for a Senior Children’s Residential Support Worker to join our team.

Candidates must hold a Level 3 in Children’s and Young Peoples Workforce qualification and a full UK driving licence.

About the role:

As a Senior Residential Support Worker, you will support young people in various daily aspects within our homes, including:

• Helping young people continue with hobbies, social activities, and friendships and learn new skills.
• Supporting young people to reach their potential and experience new opportunities.
• Conducting supervisions for staff members.
• Managing the home effectively in the absence of the Deputy or Manager.
• Effectively leading shifts, directing and supporting colleagues.
• Managing health and safety processes, including implementation and monitoring of risk assessments.
• Supporting the induction of colleagues into the home.
• Being responsible for safeguarding and actively promoting the welfare of children and young people.

How you’ll be rewarded:

• Real Living Wage employer.
• Competitive pay rates.
• Christmas bonus.
• Blue Light Card.
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards – earn up to £2500 per referral!
• Financial wellbeing service.
• Life Assurance.
• Tastecard – spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets and UK attractions.
• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, ongoing training and professional development.
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face‑to‑face training, online modules, shadowing and local induction period.
• Face‑to‑face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics.
• Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support.
• Community and wellbeing – your wellbeing matters to us; we’re committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.
• High‑quality CPD opportunities.
• Free eye checks.

If you’re passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.