Senior Residential Care Practitioner — Learning Disabilities Children's Home
Midlands Care Services is an established provider of children's residential care in Burton upon Trent, built on stability, consistency and strong leadership.
We are recruiting for a Senior Residential Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities children's home — someone ready to lead by example and support both young people and the wider team to thrive. We invest genuinely in our team's ongoing development.
What you will be doing:
- Providing direct care and support to children with learning disabilities, ensuring their safety, dignity and wellbeing at all times
- Supporting the day-to-day running of the home alongside senior management
- Leading shifts, supervising and developing team members
- Contributing to care plans, risk assessments and keyworking responsibilities
- Working in partnership with other professionals and agencies
What we are looking for:
- Level 3 or Level 4 in Residential Childcare, or Children, Young People & Family Practitioner (essential) — social work and equivalent qualifications considered
- Experience working with children with learning disabilities, autism, ADHD, sensory impairment or complex behavioural needs
- Supervisory or team-leading experience
- Full UK driving licence
- Knowledge of Makaton or PECS desirable
Additional Benefits:
- Overtime paid at time-and-a-half
- £500 salary increase on completing probation
- £500 salary increase per year of service
- Voucher scheme for bank holiday/festive working
- Birthday time off, in addition to holiday entitlement
- Increasing annual leave entitlement each year
- Free food on shiftFunded DBS and Update Service
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