SENIOR RESIDENTIAL CARE WORKER
CONTRACT TERM: Permanent
SALARY: NJC pt. 23 to 28 (£34,434 – £39,152) plus shift allowance
CONTRACT TYPE: Full-Time Permanent (to include weekends, evenings, sleep-in shifts and bank holidays)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Care Home Manager / Deputy Manager
HOURS OF WORK: Average of 37 hours per week on a rota (Including weekends, evenings and sleep-in shifts and bank holidays)
CLOSING DATE: Sunday 5th April, Midnight
INTERVIEW DATE: Wednesday 15th April 2026
START DATE: To be confirmed
We believe passionately in ensuring our care practitioners have the skills and knowledge to confidently and effectively parent our children in our service. Guided by our Model of Care – PACE – a trauma-informed approach, we focus on building safe, trusting, and meaningful relationships with each child, to support and meet their individual needs.
As a Senior Residential Care Worker, you will work directly with children and young people to safeguard and support their positive development and growth by adopting a child-centred approach, alongside working with our children and key safeguarding partners. You will support team development through mentoring and provide reflective supervision to both lead and enable yourself and colleagues to be positive role models, supporting children's aspirations, development and attainment.
As part of your parenting role, you will attend respectfully to each child and young person’s personal and care needs, including if required, intimate care (e.g., toileting and washing), while maintaining their safety, dignity, privacy and autonomy at all times. You will ensure that their assessed social, emotional, health, hygiene, medical and safeguarding needs are met.
You will be expected to engage in professional development by actively participating in training, Consultations and reflective supervision sessions to continuously enhance your practice in line with The Smith Foundation’s Policy and Procedures. In doing so, you will uphold Boothroyd Houses’ commitment to a Quality of Life and Positive Behaviour Support approaches while fostering a positive attitude and promoting physical and mental health and wellbeing for yourself and those in your care.
The role is integral to creating a nurturing, empowering environment where every child feels valued, supported and able to thrive.
ABOUT YOU:
We are looking for someone who is
* Personally aligned with our values and committed to our mission
* Experienced in working within a residential childcare setting
* Qualified to Level 4 in Health & Social Care or NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Children & Young People’s Workforce qualification or relevant specialism
* Organised with administrative capabilities
* Confident in communicating professionally and warmly with a diverse range of stakeholders
* Meticulous in their work, demonstrating accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities
* Flexible and willing to support across Foundation sites when required
* Committed to ongoing professional development and training
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2013)
Posts which involve substantial access to children are exempt from provisions contained within this Act under which the job applicants are entitled to withhold information about any previous criminal background which is either unspent or would otherwise be considered ‘spent’ under the terms of the Act. However, changes to the legislation in 2013 mean that spent convictions may be protected and do not have to be disclosed to prospective employers. Employers cannot take protected offences into account when making employment decisions. If the job for which you have applied involves substantial access to children and you have been shortlisted for the post, you will be provided with a form on which you will be asked to disclose any relevant previous criminal background. We will provide more information on protected offences at that stage. If you are the successful applicant you will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service disclosure & we will also check the DBS barred list (children). Failure to complete this form will result in your application not proceeding any further. The possession of a criminal record will not automatically debar you from consideration for the post for which you have applied. Any information given will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied.
Please see our recruitment pack for the Job Description and person specification and information on how to make an application.