Senior Residential Childcare Worker
Job Description
Senior Residential Practitioner
Salary: £43,.5 hours per week
Are you an experienced residential childcare professional looking to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a Senior Residential Practitioner to help lead and support a dedicated team delivering high-quality care to young people with complex needs within a secure care environment.
This is a rewarding opportunity to combine direct work with young people alongside leadership responsibilities, providing guidance, coaching and supervision to colleagues while helping create a safe, nurturing and trauma-informed environment.
About the Role
- Build positive, trusting relationships with young people.
- Lead, mentor and support residential care staff in day-to-day practice.
- Contribute to care planning, risk management and outcome-focused support.
- Promote a consistent, reflective and relationship-based approach to care.
- Work collaboratively with families and professional partners to achieve positive outcomes.
About You
- Experience working with children and young people in residential childcare, secure care or a similar setting.
- Previous experience supporting and developing staff through supervision and coaching.
- Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice, attachment and child development.
- Confident decision-maker with excellent communication and leadership skills.
- SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF Level 9, or an equivalent qualification that meets SSSC requirements for Supervisor in Residential Childcare Services.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference in young people’s lives and can provide strong practice leadership within a caring and supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.
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