Job Description

Senior Support Worker - Children's Residential Home

Location:

Tanglewood, Leatherhead

Salary:

31,000 plus 55 per sleep-in (1-2 per week) and optional overtime

About the Role

We are seeking a

Senior Support Worker

to join our team at Tanglewood, supporting children and young people aged 8-17 with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. This is a rewarding but demanding role where you'll play a vital part in creating a safe, nurturing, and family-style environment.

You will lead shifts, support colleagues, and ensure children receive consistent care within a

trauma-informed, therapeutic framework

.

Why Join Us?

At Tanglewood, our ethos is to provide a home where children feel safe, valued, and supported. We believe in helping every child grow, heal, and thrive. Staff are supported through:

A strong trauma-informed practice (including the

PACE model

- Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy). Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), restorative practice, and reflective supervision. Regular clinical input and training, ensuring staff feel equipped and confident. A safe, inclusive environment where staff wellbeing is valued as highly as the children's.
What You'll Be Doing

Leading shifts, guiding colleagues, and ensuring care plans are followed. Building trusting, therapeutic relationships with children who have experienced trauma. Supporting young people to develop life skills, independence, and resilience. Encouraging engagement in hobbies, education, and community activities. Acting as a role model, creating a positive and consistent culture in the home. Promoting safeguarding and ensuring compliance with Ofsted standards.
What We're Looking For

Experience working with children with SEMH, trauma, or behavioural needs. Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or willingness to work towards). Strong safeguarding knowledge and ability to manage challenging behaviours. Emotional resilience, patience, and a genuine commitment to children's wellbeing. Leadership skills to guide and inspire junior colleagues.
What We Offer

31,000 per year base salary. Sleep-in allowance of 55 per night (average 1-2 per week). Additional overtime opportunities. Comprehensive induction and ongoing training, including PBS, Trauma-Informed Practice, and PRICE. Career progression opportunities into Deputy Manager roles. A supportive, reflective culture that invests in staff as much as the children.

This is more than just a job -- it's an opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of young people while developing your own career.

Apply today to join our dedicated team at Tanglewood.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 31,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Work Location: In person