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Senior Residential Care Worker - Children's Homes

United Kingdom, Rugeley 15.75 GBP / Hour · Job Posted May 16, 2026

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Senior Residential Support Worker Horizon Care and Education have 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 for this role and hold a full UK driving licence. Bright Futures, Inspired By You. At Horizon, we believe that each young person is unique and should be enabled to feel confident about their future, no matter what they have been through in life. There’s nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves, have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them.

Job Responsibility

  • 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
  • Manage the home effectively in the absence of the Deputy or Manager
  • Effectively lead shifts, direct and support colleagues
  • Manage health and safety processes in the home including the implementation and monitoring of risk assessments
  • To support the induction of colleagues into the home
  • To be responsible for safeguarding and actively promoting the welfare of children and young people

Requirements

  • Hold a level 3 in Children's and Young Peoples workforce qualification
  • hold a full UK driving licence

What we offer

  • Real Living Wage employer
  • Competitive pay rates
  • 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, and 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
  • Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
  • Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support
  • Community and wellbeing
  • Supportive management and senior leaders
  • High quality CPD opportunities
  • Free eye checks
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