Job Description

🏡 Residential Team Leader – Salisbury, Wiltshire

Job Title: Residential Team Leader
📍 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
💰 Salary: £27,977 – £29,690 per annum DOE plus sleep-ins
⏰ Working Hour: 39 hours per week (average, rota basis)
🛏️ Number of Sleeps Required: Approx. 2 per week
💤 Pay Per Sleep: £50 per sleep-in (on top of salary)
🏠 Service: Children’s Home
👧🧒 Service Users: YPs – 7 to 14, EBD, Trauma, Complex Needs
🎓 Qualifications Required:

• QCF Level 3/4 in Children & Young People (or equivalent)

• Full UK Driving Licence
  📅 Experience in Years Required: Residential experience working with children
  📄 Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
  📆 Closing Date: Monday, 16th February 2026

📌 Sponsorship is not available
⚠️ Do not apply if you only hold HealthCare, NHS, CQC, or Nursery Practitioner qualifications. Individuals with only CQC experience and who have not worked in an Ofsted-registered children’s home will not be considered.

🏠 The Home:

Number of Beds: Small residential homes
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
Type of YPs: 7–14 years old, EBD, Trauma, Complex Needs, Challenging Behaviour
Ratio of Staff to Children: High staff-to-child ratio

👤 Who we are looking for…

✨ A committed and experienced residential professional ready to lead a team
✨ Someone who can build strong, supportive relationships with children
✨ Able to mentor, supervise, and develop newer team members
✨ Confident in managing shifts, safeguarding, and care planning
✨ Calm under pressure, values-led, and child-focused

🏢 Who you will be working for…

A specialist residential children’s care provider
Part of Five Rivers Family
Small, experienced teams in each home
Supportive leadership and training-focused culture
Focus on creating safe, nurturing, and structured homes for children

💙 Why this Home & Company…

🚀 Progression Opportunity:

• Opportunities to achieve Level 4 Diploma in Children & Young People

• Career development pathways to senior roles

🎓 Qualification Opportunity:

• Access to ongoing professional development and learning

• Support to achieve Level 4 Diploma

🎁 Benefits:

• 30 days annual leave (22 days plus 8 bank holidays)

• £50 per sleep-in allowance

• Enhanced company pension scheme (4% employer contribution)

• Simplyhealth Medical Cash Back Scheme

• Employee Support Programmes and wellbeing services

• Blue Light Card

• On-going training and support from internal and external trainers

• Eating as part of the family when on shift

• Refer-a-friend bonus scheme

• Long service and recognition schemes

🌱 Ethos:

• Child-centred, therapeutic, and nurturing care

• Respectful and inclusive environment for all children

🤝 Culture:

• Supportive, collaborative, and team-focused

• Strong focus on staff development, wellbeing, and career progression

📌 Sponsorship is not available

📩 How to Apply:

If you are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people and want to progress your career within residential care, we encourage you to apply today.

👉 Click the apply button or contact us for more information.

📧 For more information or to book a confidential chat:
job@sgscare.co.uk

📆 Closing Date: Monday, 16th February 2026