Senior Residential Care Worker Children ( Assessment Home )
Job Reference horizoncare/TP/888/1088
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Full Time
£16.15 per hour, £1500 joining bonus plus excellent overtime rate
Working Hours:
40
Location:
Whiteparish Salisbury
Closing Date:
07/07/2026
Job Category:
Residential Care
Region / Division:
Wiltshire
Business Unit:
Residential Care
Job Introduction
Senior Residential Care Worker – Children’s Assessment Home
£16.15 per hour
We are looking for dedicated Senior Behavioral Residential Support Workers at our new 3-bedroom Children’s Assessment Home where we create a safe, nurturing environment where children receive structured assessments to support positive outcomes
We are looking for:
- NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Children Residential Care, or equivalent.
- Minimum 2 years of experience withing residential childcare and working alongside young people.
- Manual UK driving licence.
The Role
You will provide high-quality, person-centred support to children experiencing challenges
- Observe and record parenting interactions
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children
- Collaborate with colleagues and external professionals
- Build positive, supportive relationships with children and ensure their safety and wellbeing.
- Lead shifts and supervise residential staff, maintaining high standards of care.
- Ensure policies, procedures, and placement plans are followed effectively in line with Ofsted regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Observe and document child interactions
- Support children with daily routines
- Maintain a safe and structured environment
- Follow safeguarding and child protection procedures
- Experience working with children, young people
- Strong communication, observation, and report-writing skills
- Ability to handle challenging situations calmly
- Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection
- Having worked in secure units or residential/custodial settings
- Supporting children/young people with challenging behaviours
- Trauma-informed care and complex needs
- Be an enthusiastic and energetic member of the team.
We offer you:
- Access to Taste card, Blue light card and My Gym discounts!
- Real Living Wage employer
- Competitive pay rates
- Generous Refer a Friend Scheme
- Financial wellbeing service
- Life Assurance
- Ongoing training and professional development plus High quality CPD opportunities
- Comprehensive 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.
- Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support .
- Looking after your wellbeing - supporting you need to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together .
- Supportive management and senior leaders
