Senior Residential Worker

Senior Residential Worker – Make a Difference

Join Hillingdon’s ‘Outstanding’ Residential Service as a Senior Residential Worker, where you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality care and support to children and young people in our homes.

As a Senior Residential Worker, you’ll lead by example, managing shifts, supporting junior colleagues, and ensuring that 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

About You

• Confident leader with solid experience in residential childcare
• Knowledgeable about current legislation, safeguarding, and child development
• Ability to guide, mentor, and support less experienced staff
• Demonstrates 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 themselves and their team

Benefits

• Flexible Working Hours – flexibility in managing work and personal life
• 36‑hour week for all full‑time staff
• Generous holiday entitlement that increases with length of service (for non‑casual roles)
• Hillingdon Sports & Leisure discounts at council‑owned leisure centres and swimming pools
• Salary sacrifice schemes – cycle purchase, electric vehicle leasing and voluntary pension contributions (subject to scheme rules)
• Cycle to Work scheme with bicycle parking, lockers and showers at the Civic Centre
• Local Government Pension Scheme and Credit Union membership
• Vivup Benefits – access to offers and discounts
• Mental health support and counselling services; free 24‑hour confidential advice and legal advice
• Travel support – season ticket loans and free car parking
• Trade union membership – Council recognises UNISON, Unite, AEP and GMB

Equal Opportunities

At the London Borough of Hillingdon, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We welcome applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds and provide reasonable adjustments to applicants with disabilities.

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