Senior Residential Practitioner

Senior Residential Practitioner

Salary: £43,919 | 37.5 hours per week

Are you an experienced residential childcare professional looking to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a Senior Residential Practitioner to help lead and support a dedicated team delivering high-quality care to young people with complex needs within a secure care environment.

This is a rewarding opportunity to combine direct work with young people alongside leadership responsibilities, providing guidance, coaching and supervision to colleagues while helping create a safe, nurturing and trauma-informed environment.

About the Role

• Build positive, trusting relationships with young people.
• Lead, mentor and support residential care staff in day-to-day practice.
• Contribute to care planning, risk management and outcome-focused support.
• Promote a consistent, reflective and relationship-based approach to care.
• Work collaboratively with families and professional partners to achieve positive outcomes.

About You

• Experience working with children and young people in residential childcare, secure care or a similar setting.
• Previous experience supporting and developing staff through supervision and coaching.
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice, attachment and child development.
• Confident decision-maker with excellent communication and leadership skills.
• SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF Level 9, or an equivalent qualification that meets SSSC requirements for Supervisor in Residential Childcare Services.

If you are passionate about making a lasting difference in young people's lives and can provide strong practice leadership within a caring and supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.