Senior Residential Care Practitioner — Children's LD Home

Senior Residential Care Practitioner — Learning Disabilities Children's Home

📍 Burton upon Trent | 💷 Up to £34,000 (£15.63/hour + £60 per sleep-in) | 🕐 2 on / 4 off

Midlands Care Services is an established provider of children's residential care in Burton upon Trent, built on stability, consistency and strong leadership.

We are recruiting for a Senior Residential Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities children's home — someone ready to lead by example and support both young people and the wider team to thrive. We invest genuinely in our team's ongoing development.

What you will be doing:

• Providing direct care and support to children with learning disabilities, ensuring their safety, dignity and wellbeing at all times
• Supporting the day-to-day running of the home alongside senior management
• Leading shifts, supervising and developing team members
• Contributing to care plans, risk assessments and keyworking responsibilities
• Working in partnership with other professionals and agencies

What we are looking for:

• Level 3 or Level 4 in Residential Childcare, or Children, Young People & Family Practitioner (essential) — social work and equivalent qualifications considered
• Experience working with children with learning disabilities, autism, ADHD, sensory impairment or complex behavioural needs
• Supervisory or team-leading experience
• Full UK driving licence
• Knowledge of Makaton or PECS desirable

Additional Benefits:

• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half
• £500 salary increase on completing probation
• £500 salary increase per year of service
• Voucher scheme for bank holiday/festive working
• Birthday time off, in addition to holiday entitlement
• £200 refer-a-friend scheme
• Employee recognition rewards scheme
• Increasing annual leave entitlement each year
• Free food on shift
• Funded DBS and Update Service

Interested, or want a confidential conversation first? Apply directly via LinkedIn, or send your CV to [email protected].