Senior Residential Support Worker
- Location
- Gloucester, Gloucestershire
- Contract
- Full-time, permanent
- Closing date
- 30 November 2027
Starting salary
£38,000
On top of that, in year one
- New starter bonus£3,000
- Mileage supplement, by distance from home£240 to £600
- Childcare reimbursed at 50%, if you have costsup to £5,000
- Medicash health plan£765
- Subsidised gym membership£300
- Long service bonus£1,000 a year
- Employee birthday£100
Illustrative maximums. Eligibility, timing and qualifying periods vary by benefit. Full terms provided with your offer. Work out your own package.
- Lead from the frontSupervise and mentor a small team while remaining part of daily life in the home. Senior here means leading the shift, not stepping back from the care.
- Small teams, real influenceFour and five-bedded homes, so you know every young person and every staff member properly.
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What the job is
We are seeking an experienced Senior Therapeutic Care Worker (STCW) or a qualified Therapeutic Care Worker ready to progress into a supervisory role. This position offers an opportunity to make a lasting impact on young lives by providing compassionate, trauma-informed care within a stable and well-supported environment.
Lead the shift
Supervise and mentor a team of care workers through the day, upholding standards of care and safeguarding and being the person the team turns to when things get difficult.
Shape the care each young person gets
Help plan and deliver individual support plans, then make sure they actually happen day to day. Work closely with the management and therapeutic teams to get the approach right.
Develop the people around you
Guide and mentor less experienced colleagues, support their training and help them grow into the role. The team you build is the care the young people receive.
Keep the home running properly
Stay on top of documentation, recording and compliance, so the home is ready for Ofsted / CQC at any point.
You must have
- A full UK manual driving licenceRequired
- To be over 21Required
- The right to work in the UKRequired
- A level 3 diploma in residential childcareRequired
Company cars are provided. We are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
What we are looking for
- A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
- Emotional resilience and a genuine commitment to safeguarding
- The confidence to lead, guide and mentor less experienced colleagues
- Solid written and organisational skills for documentation and compliance
- Confidence to make decisions and hold boundaries when a shift is under pressure
- Able to work calmly through incidents and complete accurate records afterwards
- Able to stay warm and regulated when a young person is dysregulated
It's the small homes that make the difference. You actually know the young people, and you're backed by people who've done the job themselves.
What the job pays for, beyond salary
The ones people ask about most. There are 27 more, all with their real values, on the benefits page.
- £3,000 Total welcome bonus
- Annual long service bonus Commencing from September 1st, 2026, and triggered by 2 years continuous employment beyond that date - £1000 annually. 5 years+ £1,500 annually
- Employee birthday gift £100 Birthday gift voucher
- Company pension Auto-enrolment with employer contribution
- Up to 50% childcare costs reimbursed A genuine differentiator - no local authority or major private provider offers this
- Medicash plan Dental, opticians, mental health, 24/7 virtual GP, dependants cover
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Applications close 30 November 2027.