Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire 📍

Salary: £36,180 per annum (estimated — based on 160 hours per month plus 11 sleep-ins per month)

Hourly Rate: £15.75 per hour, plus £5 per hour overtime rate

Working Hours / Shift Pattern: 160 hours per month (full time)

Sleep-ins: £45 per sleep-in

Service: Children's Home 🏡

Service Users: Young people aged 8–17 with EBD

Qualifications Required: Level 3 Children's & Young People's Workforce

Experience Required: Experience within children's residential care

Who we are looking for: A confident senior who can lead from the front — directing and supporting colleagues on shift, conducting staff supervisions, and stepping up to run the home in the absence of the Deputy or Registered Manager. You will take responsibility for safeguarding and actively promoting the welfare of the young people in the home, and for health and safety within it, including implementing and monitoring risk assessments. You will also support new colleagues through their induction.

Day to day, you will be helping young people to maintain their hobbies, friendships and social activities, learn new skills, and access opportunities that help them reach their potential. 💫

Why this home & company:

Training / qualifications: A comprehensive, tailored induction combining face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing and a local induction period. All colleagues receive face-to-face therapeutic training and ongoing support, plus access to a wide range of free online courses.

Progression: Clear routes to develop your career through our client's in-house education academy, with ongoing professional development and high quality CPD opportunities. 📈

Benefits: 🎁 Real Living Wage employer Competitive pay rates Christmas bonus Blue Light Card Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards — up to £2,500 per referral* Financial wellbeing service Life assurance Tastecard — savings on dining, cinema, supermarkets and UK attractions Employee assistance programme — free and confidential Supportive management and senior leadership Free eye checks

Individuals with only CQC experience and / or who have not worked in an Ofsted Registered Children's Home will not be considered.

Sponsorship is not available.

How to apply: If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our client's dedicated team, apply today. 🚀

To apply, click the apply button or contact us for more information.

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

Salary breakdown Base: £15.75 × 160 hours = £2,520 per month × 12 = £30,240 Sleeps: £45 × 11 per month = £495 per month × 12 = £5,940 Total estimated: £36,180 per annum Overtime at £5 per hour is excluded as it's variable.