Senior Residential Child Care Worker
Salary: £32,061 - £36,363 per annum, Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week, Chorley
Visa sponsorship: Not available for this role.
Overview
As part of the Where Our Children Live program, our Residential Service is expanding. One of our new homes, based in Chorley, is now seeking passionate, dedicated individuals to join us as Senior Residential Child Care Workers. This initiative is focused on creating safe, supportive homes for Lancashire children and forms a key part of our wider strategy to modernise and expand residential childcare across the county.
About us
The Children's Residential Service provides a safe, nurturing environment for children in care. Our children cannot live safely with their family due to a variety of reasons and so our team work tirelessly to meet the needs of children within our homes and generate the best outcomes, while keeping them safe from harm. We pride ourselves in developing positive, meaningful, and lifelong relationships with our children. With an emphasis on working creatively, we promote lots of fun activities for our children inside and outside the homes and ensure that our children and young person are supported to develop in all areas of life.
Role
As a Senior Residential Child Care Worker you will play a key role in leading and supporting a team of Residential Childcare Workers. You will champion the care, safety, and development of children with complex needs, helping to implement care plans, promote education, and support emotional wellbeing. You will also take a central role in inspections, safeguarding, and care planning, while being a role model for best practice, integrity, and compassion.
This role will involve working on a rota basis with a mix of days, evenings, weekends and sleep-in shifts.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
* Lead and support a team of residential childcare workers.
* Champion care, safety, and development of children with complex needs.
* Implement care plans, promote education and support emotional wellbeing.
* Take a central role in inspections, safeguarding and care planning.
* Serve as role model for best practices, integrity and compassion.
Qualifications
* At least 3 years experience in children's social care or residential settings.
* QCF Level 4 or NVQ Level 3/4 in a relevant field.
* Confident in leading shifts, mentoring staff and managing risk.
* Understanding of children's legislation and safeguarding practices.
Benefits
Benefits include:
* Competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and optional Additional Voluntary Contributions.
* 26 days annual leave (rising with length of service), 8 bank holidays, 2 additional statutory bank holidays, with option to buy additional leave.
* Staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup allowing access to discounts at a range of UK retailers.
Legal and other requirements
The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
Applicants must provide a car for use in connection with duties of this post and must be insured for business use.
Closing Date: 30 April 2026
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