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Senior Residential Support Worker, children’s home, Croydon
Leading shifts, mentoring the team, holding the practice to a high standard while staying close to the children.
The role
About the role
As a senior support worker you lead from the floor. You hold the practice to a high standard, mentor support workers, take charge of shifts, and make sure each child’s plan is followed with care and consistency. You are senior enough to guide a team through a hard day and close enough to the children to still be one of the steady adults in their lives. You will live PACE day to day, backed by an in-house psychologist and reflective practice, and you will help newer staff learn to do the same.
Where you would work
About the home, and Oasis
Oasis Manor Care runs a small, growing group of Ofsted-registered children's homes in Croydon, South London. Every home is long-term, and PACE is woven through everyday life (playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy), with an in-house psychologist supporting every child and every member of staff. We are a quality-led group, growing carefully, so there is real room to grow with us.
Day to day
What you will do
- Lead shifts, allocating tasks and supporting the team through difficult moments.
- Mentor and develop support workers, modelling high-quality therapeutic care.
- Take a lead role in keyworking: care planning, reviews, reports and liaison with social workers and other professionals.
- Uphold safeguarding, behaviour-support and risk-management practice across the shift.
- Maintain accurate records and contribute to the home’s quality of care.
- Deputise for senior staff when needed.
What we look for
What we look for
- Solid experience in children’s residential care, ideally with some leadership or mentoring.
- The judgement to make good decisions under pressure and the calm to lead others through them.
- Strong relationship-building with children, families and professionals.
- A reflective, honest approach to practice and a commitment to safer care.
Requirements
- Level 3 Diploma for the Residential Childcare workforce, completed or near completion (to be confirmed).
- Experience in a children’s residential setting (minimum to be confirmed).
- The right to work in the UK and willingness to complete an enhanced DBS check.
- A full UK driving licence (to be confirmed).
What we offer
Backed to do the work well
A clear path toward deputy and registered manager roles as we open new homes.
Funded further qualifications, including support toward the Level 5 (to be confirmed).
A clear, fair package. We are upfront about salary, pension, holiday and sleep-in payments from the first conversation.
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Tell us a little about you and attach your CV. We read every application and we will be in touch.
Safer recruitment
How we hire
Every offer is conditional on an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We follow safer recruitment. We make no apology for being thorough: it is how we keep the children in our care safe.
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