Midlands Care Services
Senior Support Worker — Children's Residential LD Home
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Senior Support Worker — Children's Residential LD Home
📍 Burton upon Trent | 💷 up to £34,000* (£15.63/hour + £60 per sleep-in) | 🕐 2 on / 4 off
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
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What we are looking for:
- NVQ 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 essential
- Full UK driving licence
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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
- £200 refer-a-friend scheme
- Employee recognition rewards scheme
- Increasing annual leave entitlement each year
- Free food on shift
- Funded DBS and Update Service
*Based on undertaking 5 sleep-ins per month; additional sleeps also paid at £60 each. Sleeps can vary month to month.
Interested, or want a confidential conversation first? Apply directly via LinkedIn, or send your CV to HR@midlandscareservices.com.
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