Job Title: Senior Residential Support Worker
📍 Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire
💷 Salary: £33,096 - £35,800 (Inc. sleep-ins)
⏰ Working Hour: Full-time / Shift pattern
🛏️ Number of Sleeps Required: As required
💤 Pay Per Sleep: £50 per sleep-in
🏠 Service: Children’s Home
👧🧒 Service Users: YPs – SEMH, EBD, Trauma, Behavioural & Emotional Difficulties
🎓 Qualifications Required: NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Children’s and Young People Workforce
📅 Experience in Years Required: Minimum 2 years in residential childcare
📄 Employment Type: Permanent
Number of Beds: Small residential children’s home
Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire
Type of YPs: SEMH, EBD, Trauma, Behavioural & Emotional Difficulties
Ofsted Rating: Good / Outstanding
Ratio of Staff to Children: High staff-to-child ratio
✨ Aged 22+ (to meet Ofsted regulations)
✨ Caring, resilient, and emotionally intelligent individuals
✨ Experienced in residential childcare, with ability to lead and supervise staff
✨ Confident in challenging situations and maintaining safeguarding standards
✨ Holds a Full UK manual driving licence
Do not apply for this role if any of the following apply to you:
You do not hold a Full UK Driving Licence and do not have a car.
You only hold a Level 3 in Health & Social Care (not deemed equivalent).
Candidates with only HealthCare, NHS, CQC, or Nursery Practitioner qualifications will not be considered.
You require sponsorship – no sponsorship available.
Individuals with only CQC experience and who have not worked in an Ofsted Registered Children’s Home will not be considered.
Deliver high-quality care and safeguarding to children and young people
Build positive, long-term relationships and teach life skills
Supervise residential staff and lead shifts
Manage rotas, policies, procedures, and risk assessments
Ensure placement plans are followed and education is supported
Well-established national residential care provider
Over 30 homes across the UK
Strong therapeutic and trauma-informed model
Supportive leadership and management team
🚀 Progression Opportunity: “Passport to Manage” training for Level 5 qualification
🎁 Benefits:
£50 per sleep-in
£100 bonus for ‘Good’ Ofsted outcome, £200 bonus for ‘Outstanding’
£200 (2 years), £400 (5 years), £600 (10 years) service awards
Up to £500 special recognition award for outstanding practice
224–248 hours holiday plus additional 3.5 days leave
MediCash scheme for medical/wellbeing reimbursements
Company pension scheme
🌱 Ethos & Culture: Child-centred, therapeutic, inclusive, and values-led. Strong emphasis on “Potential Not Perfection”
📌 Sponsorship is not available
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join a professional, dedicated team, 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
Mission statement...
To help SMEs get the talent they need to help grow their businesses.
Our promise…
Deliver a Passionate Manager, at a Realistic Price, who can hit the ground running, within 21 days; allowing you to continue to build, consolidate and progress your business.
So who are we…
We help SMEs in the Children’s Service Sector, who struggle to find highly skilled and experienced Middle and Senior Management within Budget.
