Senior Residential Care Worker

Location: Hollingworth

Calling all senior residential children's care workers.

In order to make an application, simply read through the following job description and make sure to attach relevant documents.

If you share our passion for improving the lives of young people, providing them with the best possible experiences while with us, and giving them the greatest opportunities to thrive when they leave the safety of our care.

If you want to learn, grow, and progress with an 'Outstanding' company that is committed to doing its best for its young people as well as its staff.

And if you want to work in one of our three idyllic Peak District settings, then this could be the opportunity you're looking for.

About the Role On the back of growth and internal promotions, here at Arnfield Care, we are looking for the next batch of like-minded senior residential care superstars to join our ranks.

We have full-time roles available and might be able to consider part-time positions for the right senior candidates, too.

Key aspects of children's residential care work:
Ensuring each young person is safe and cared for effectively, addressing care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic and health needs Exercising appropriate control over children and young people at all times Leading, supervising and supporting staff members at junior levels as they provide round-the-clock care and support that is consistent with the Homes quality standards and Statement of Purpose Assisting the Homes Management team in ensuring that policies, procedures and record-keeping measures are adhered to, and resources are deployed effectively and efficiently Covering various shifts including early mornings, late evenings, and sleep-ins, on weekdays, weekends, and Bank Holidays, within the Homes and on residential trips Working in partnership with senior management, parents, families, carers, and other professionals such as Local Authorities, schools, health professionals etc, to advocate for, safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people Covering various shifts including early mornings, late evenings, and sleep-ins, on weekdays, weekends, and Bank Holidays, within the Homes and on residential trips Promoting an organisational culture which values every team members contribution and is intolerant of discrimination in any form Maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality Established in 1997 and based in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, we are an outstanding, small, and proudly independent provider of high-quality therapeutic residential care and on-site education for children and young people.

We support young people, aged 1117, to deal with trauma resulting from a wide range of complex social, emotional and behavioural challenges in their formative years, helping them to rebuild trust, develop independence, and move forward with confidence.

Our care workers, therapists and educators pride themselves on being nurturing and supportive, and our approach is grounded in building warm, consistent, respectful and structured relationships tailored to individual needs, whether a young person is with us for a relatively short period of intensive crisis intervention work or here on a longer-term placement as they transition towards semi-independence.

That's why we achieve consistently successful outcomes with young people, why staff stay with us and build long-term careers, and why we are recognised by Ofsted as an exemplar to others.

We offer: £14.35
- £15.43 per hour, dependent on qualifications and experience £70.50 per sleep-in A Minimum of 30 days' holiday, rising to 35 days A great work/life balance Company pension Loyalty & referral bonuses, ranging from £50
- £500, plus perks and discounts A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7/365 Fully funded training Long-term career progression We employ people not paper! Some of our best candidates senior carers bring a variety of transferable skills and valuable life experiences to their roles, making them excellent recruits for our team.

Their knowledge of appropriate boundaries and innate ability to make connections with young people, combined with previous vocational…