Senior Residential Support Worker – Brand New Solo EBD Home

📍 Wolverhampton (Initially Tettenhall, transitioning to Goldthorn)

💰 £14.90 per hour + 2 sleep-ins per week (Equivalent to approx. £34,125.60 per annum inclusive of sleep-ins)

🎁 Premium rural working location, Ofsted 'GOOD' environment, and therapeutic team support

🕒 Full Time | Transitioning Shift Patterns (2-on 4-off to 1-on 2-off) | Rolling Rota

Connective Careers Pathways is recruiting on behalf of an outstanding residential care provider for a resilient, experienced, and dedicated Senior Residential Support Worker. You will initially join a highly successful, established 3-bed EBD home in Tettenhall, before transitioning to lead a brand-new, solo EBD home opening in the Goldthorn area of Wolverhampton. This is an incredible opportunity to help shape a new provision and establish a therapeutic environment from the ground up.

The Role

As a Senior Residential Support Worker, you will provide strong shift leadership and high-quality, trauma-informed care. Your primary focus will be supporting a young person with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD), working collaboratively with the manager to implement structured care plans and establish a calm, safe, and nurturing household.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading shifts, managing daily routines, and supporting the team within the home.
• Working closely with the young person to identify triggers, stimuli, and underlying factors of challenging behaviour.
• Developing and implementing effective therapeutic responses and reduction strategies for the team to follow.
• Maintaining the high standards of the initial Tettenhall home, which boasts a 'GOOD' Ofsted rating and excellent Regulation 44 reports.
• Documenting accurate daily logs, incident reports, and delivering clear shift handovers.

Essential Requirements:Experience:

• Proven experience as a Senior or established Support Worker within a children's residential home (specifically EBD settings).
• Skills: Completely unfazed by challenging behaviours, emotionally resilient, and highly skilled in positive de-escalation.
• Driving Licence: Full UK Driving Licence (essential).
• Qualifications: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent/willingness to work towards).

Working Hours & Shift Patterns:

• Initial Pattern (Tettenhall 3-bed home): 2 days on, 4 days off.
• New Solo Home Pattern (Upon opening): 1 day on, 2 days off.
• Note: Once the young person is settled, the shift pattern may change back to 2-on 4-off following a discussion and final decision by the home manager.

What's on Offer:

• Competitive hourly rate of £14.90 per hour.
• Flat rate of £50 per sleep-in (calculated at 2 sleep-ins per week, adding an extra £5,200 annually).
• Opportunity to work in a premium, quiet, upper-class rural setting.
• Clear career progression pathways within a growing, high-quality provision

Apply Today

For an informal conversation prior to interview, contact:

Connective Careers Pathways

📞 01223 944049

📧 info@connectivecareers.co.uk

With over 30 years of combined industry experience, Connective Careers Pathways connects exceptional care professionals with outstanding employers across the Health & Social Care and Education sectors.