Description
Make a difference as a Senior Residential Worker and help shape young lives. Join Hillingdon's 'Outstanding' Residential Service, where you'll play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality care and support to children and young people in their homes.
As a Senior Residential Worker, you'll lead by example, managing shifts, supporting junior colleagues, and ensuring care practices align with the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes Regulations, and the home's Statement of Purpose.
Responsibilities:
- Overseeing day-to-day operations of the home
- Managing admissions and discharges
- Developing and monitoring individual care plans
- Maintaining a safe, nurturing, and well-run environment
- Liaising effectively with families and external professionals
- Administering medication and managing petty cash
- Ensuring policies, procedures, and safeguarding standards are upheld
Requirements:
- Knowledgeable about current legislation, safeguarding, and child development
- Ability to guide, mentor, and support less experienced staff
- Emotional resilience, excellent communication skills, and a calm, positive approach
- Organised, dependable, and capable of stepping up in the absence of senior management
- Proactive about training and development for yourself and your team
Benefits:
- Flexible working hours
- 36-hour workweek for full-time staff
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Hillingdon Sports & Leisure discounts
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Vivup Benefits
- Mental health support and counselling services
- Travel support
- Trade union membership