Senior Childrens Residential Support Worker
Description
Location: Preston
Salary: Up to £36,588 per annum (depending on qualifications held)\*
Are you a passionate and experienced support worker ready to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in a nurturing, child\-focused environment where every day brings the opportunity to make a real difference?
We’re looking for a Senior Residential Support Worker to join our dedicated team in Preston.### About The Role
Pear Tree Cottage is a two bedroom home, ensuring a small, calm and therapeutic environment for looked after children between the ages of 6 and 18\.
As part of our highly valued team, you will:* Provide high\-quality care and emotional support to children in a safe, nurturing space
- Help shape brighter futures through consistency, compassion, and resilience
- Support the home manager with the smooth running of the home, taking responsibility and providing supervisory support to the home's care workers
What We Need From You
- A minimum of 12 months experience in Children's Residential Care
- A Level 3 Diploma (or above) in Residential Childcare (or close to completion)
- A full UK driving licence – essential for transporting young people and attending external meetings
- A calm, resilient, and compassionate approach to care
- A thorough knowledge of the legislation and regulations surround children's care
- Be able to work shift patterns including sleep ins (Rota plan given in advance but likely to be 2 on 4 off)
*All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.*### What We Can Offer
- A competitive salary of £34,408 to £36,588 per annum, depending on qualification held (e*stimated salary based on a pay rate of £13\.80 to £14\.85 per hour for days and working 8 sleep\-nights per month on average at £60 per sleep night)*
- A day off for your birthday (in addition to your holiday)
- Enrolment into the Esland pension scheme
- 248 hours annual leave per year
- Extra shifts/overtime available at enhanced rates
- Bank holidays paid at time and a half
- Comprehensive, paid induction training (accredited by the Bild Association of Certified Training)
- Fantastic career development opportunities – over 50 internal promotions last year!
- Cycle to work scheme
- £500 ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus
- Monthly recognition awards
- Casual dress code
- Big\-brand discounts via our E\-Together employee benefits scheme
- Food available while on shift
- Free parking
- Much more!
With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.
This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.
With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity\-led wraparound services.
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