Senior Residential Care Worker Children's

  • Job Reference: PHOENIXSRCW
  • Date Posted: 11 June 2026
  • Recruiter: Horizon Care
  • Website: https://www.horizoncare.co.uk/
  • Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
  • Salary: £16.15 Per Hour
  • Bonus/Benefits: £1500 Join Bonus & extra £5 per hour overtime rate & £65 per sleep in
  • Sector: Healthcare & Medical
  • Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

Senior Residential Care Worker – Children’s Assessment Home

 £1,500 Welcome & Joining Bonus!

We are looking for dedicated Senior  Residential Support Workers at our  4-bedroom Children’s Home where we create a safe, nurturing environment where children receive structured assessments to support positive outcomes

We are looking for:

  • NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Children Residential Care, or equivalent.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience withing residential childcare and working alongside young people.
  • Manual UK driving licence.

About the role: As a Senior Residential Support Worker, you will support young people in the many different aspects of daily life within our homes including:

· Helping young people continue with hobbies, social activities, and friendships, and learn new skills..

· Supporting young people to reach their potential and experience new opportunities.

· Conducting Supervisions for staff members

· Manage the home effectively in the absence of the Deputy or Manager

· Effectively lead shifts, direct and support colleagues

· Manage health and safety processes in the home including the implementation and monitoring of risk assessments

· To support the induction of colleagues into the home

· To be responsible for safeguarding and actively promoting the welfare of children and young people

 

How you’ll be rewarded:

· Real Living Wage employer

· Competitive pay rates

· Christmas bonus

· Blue Light Card

· Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards – earn up to £2500 per referral! *

· Financial wellbeing service

· Life Assurance.

· Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!

· Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.

· Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.

· Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.

· Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics

· Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support.

· Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together.

· Supportive management and senior leaders.

· High quality CPD opportunities.

· Free eye checks.

If you’re passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.