Senior Support Worker

Job Description:

🌟 Senior Support Worker – Children’s Residential Care

RADAAS Ltd is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Support Worker to join a high-quality residential care service supporting young people. This role is ideal for professionals who are passionate about safeguarding, personal development, and providing a stable, nurturing environment where young people can thrive.

📍 Location: Residential Children’s Home
💼 Role: Senior Support Worker
🕒 Hours: Full-time
🛂 Compliance: Enhanced DBS + Mandatory Training
🎓 Training: Diploma Level 3 (Children & Young People) or willingness to work towards it

🔹 Role Overview

The Senior Support Worker plays a key role in ensuring young people receive consistent, safe, and therapeutic care. You will lead by example, support junior staff, and contribute to creating a positive, homely environment where every young person feels valued, respected, and supported to achieve their full potential.

🔹 Key Responsibilities

Supporting Young People

• Build and maintain safe, trusting, and professional relationships with young people.

• Promote emotional wellbeing, resilience, and positive behaviour.

• Encourage healthy routines, education, hobbies, and independent living skills.

• Ensure consistent boundaries and appropriate responses to behaviour.

• Support young people during admission, placement, transition, and leaving care.

• Organise group activities, day-to-day routines, and contribute to a healthy lifestyle.

Leadership & Team Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and ensure the home operates smoothly and safely.

• Support, guide, and mentor care staff and trainees.

• Attend reviews, planning meetings, and contribute to multi-agency work.

• Work collaboratively with social workers, families, and external professionals.

• Promote high standards of safeguarding and therapeutic practice at all times.

• Participate in staff supervision, appraisal, and ongoing professional development.

Administrative & Compliance Duties

• Maintain accurate and detailed records, including incident reports and progress notes.

• Manage petty cash and follow financial procedures.

• Uphold all company policies, safeguarding standards, and statutory regulations.

• Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed in line with organisational requirements.

• Support senior management and deputise in their absence when required.

🔹 Essential Requirements

• Experience supporting young people in residential care or a similar setting.

• Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection processes.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to remain calm, professional, and consistent in challenging situations.

• Commitment to equality, diversity, confidentiality, and therapeutic practice.

• Willingness to undertake all mandatory training and qualifications.

📩 How to Apply

Apply here and the RADAAS team will be in touch immediately to progress your application.