Overview
CareTech - Senior Support Worker (Children’s Residential Child Sexual Exploitation Service) – Wem, Shropshire. Location: Wem, Shropshire. Salary: £30,160 + £3,000 sleep-in bonus (annual average) rising to £31,140 after 18 months. Working hours: 40 per week. Closing Date: Friday 31 October 2025. This role is permanent and full time.
We are a leading provider focused on consistent, reliable, high-quality support for children and young people, their families and communities. You will join an experienced, supportive team in a beautiful, fully equipped setting to help each child achieve their own personal best.
Responsibilities
* Join an experienced and supportive team to actively enable each child and young person in our care to achieve their own personal best.
* Support the safeguarding and welfare of all children within our care.
* Demonstrate integrity, accountability, commitment, responsibility, person-centred approach, and enthusiasm in actions.
* Engage in best-in-class inductions, training, and ongoing development via the Learning & Development Team.
* Operate in line with Cambian values to achieve the highest standards and outcomes for children, young people, and colleagues.
* Be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide at least two references covering the past two years; provide reference information for all positions related to working with children and the vulnerable, with details going back to full-time education.
Requirements / Qualifications
* Experience demonstrating shared values: integrity, accountability, commitment, responsibility, person-centred approach, and enthusiasm.
* Willingness to undergo enhanced DBS check and provide two references (and any other references for relevant roles).
Benefits
* Rate of pay: £14.50 per hour (note this is the base rate cited in the posting).
* Overtime paid at 1.25.
* Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £1,000 per referral.
* Training and development plans including NVQs and career progression opportunities.
* Management Development Programme to progress from Support Worker to Registered Manager and beyond.
* 28 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays, increasing with service.
* Paid sickness leave; on-call/sleep-in/disturbance rates; Simply Health benefits linked to service.
* Days out and activity days off site; meals provided on shift.
Job Description
Residential_Childcare_Worker_Job_Description_VB_CSE.pdf
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