Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Job Description:

Team Leader – 1 Bedded LD Children’s Home

Location: Swadlincote
Salary: £32,000–£38,000 per annum
Hours: 40 per week | Shift pattern including evenings & weekends

Trusted Talent are recruiting for a Team Leader to join a 1-bedded Learning Disabilities children’s home in Swadlincote.

This Team Leader role offers a rare opportunity to work in a highly focused, relationship-led environment where you can make a direct and meaningful difference to one young person’s life.

If you’re an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker ready to step up — or an established Team Leader looking for a calmer, more therapeutic setting — this could be the perfect move.

About the Team Leader Role

As Team Leader, you will lead shifts and act as the senior on duty within the home, ensuring consistency, safety, and high-quality care at all times.

The Team Leader will play a vital role in delivering specialist support to a young person with learning disabilities, helping to promote independence, life skills, communication development, and emotional wellbeing.

Key responsibilities of the Team Leader include:

• Leading and supporting Residential Support Workers on shift

• Implementing structured care plans tailored to individual needs

• Supporting safeguarding processes and risk management

• Maintaining accurate records and Ofsted-compliant documentation

• Promoting positive behaviour support strategies

• Ensuring high standards of health & safety and medication management

• Creating a nurturing, structured, and predictable environment

This is a hands-on leadership position where the Team Leader sets the tone for patience, empathy, and professional boundaries.

What We’re Looking For

To succeed as a Team Leader, you will need:

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)

• Experience supporting children with Learning Disabilities

• Previous senior or shift-leading experience

• Strong knowledge of safeguarding and Ofsted standards

• Confidence in leading structured routines and behaviour support

• Full UK driving licence

This Team Leader position would suit someone calm, resilient, and passionate about making a genuine long-term impact in a specialist LD setting.

🎉 THE PERKS – AND WE MEAN PERKS! 🎉

We believe great people deserve great rewards. Here’s what makes this employer stand out in residential child care:

✨ 28 Days Holiday – increasing up to 33 days with service
🎂 Your Birthday Off – Fully Paid
🏆 Ofsted Bonus
🎁 Start-Up Present When You Join
🎄 Christmas Present Every Year
✈️ Employer of the Year Reward – Paid Holiday to Spain
🛍️ High Street Vouchers
🚗 Free On-Site Parking
🎉 Team Building Nights Out
🔍 Fully Paid DBS Check
📚 Ongoing Training & Funded Qualifications
📈 Clear Progression Opportunities

If you’re ready to take the next step as a Team Leader in Swadlincote and be part of a focused, specialist 1-bedded LD home where your leadership truly matters, apply today.