PLEASE NOTE: Please only apply if you have experience working in a children's residential home (Not supported living or adults)
About Us
Gemstones Care is a 3 bed Children's Home (EBD) in Birmingham specialising in providing trauma-informed care to children with emotional or behavioural difficulties.
We are professional and supportive in our approach and value staff welfare and quality of care for children in our care.
Role: Senior Residential Support Worker - Children’s Home (EBD)
Salary: £14-15 per hour + £55 sleep-in
Shift pattern: 2 on / 4 off. 10am start to 10.30am finish the following day, including a sleep in at the home.
Requirements of this job:
Essential
- Level 3 or 4 Residential Childcare qualification or working towards with considerable progress
- Full UK manual driving license
- A minimum of 1 year experience working within Children’s residential care
- Ability to show leadership skills
- Ability to engage effectively with children and young people
- Experience of managing budgets
- Have a genuine interest in working with vulnerable looked after children and young people
- Be willing to partake in any training as instructed by the home
Desirable
- Previous experience working as a Senior Childcare Practitioner Residential Childcare Setting
- Extensive knowledge of the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 including the Quality Standards
Your key responsibilities as a Senior Residential Support Worker:
- To operate as a shift leader as part of the rota
- Provide leadership and direction to the support team, ensuring high quality of care
- Collaboratively work with the management team to ensure to implement care plans
- Contribute towards co-ordinating services and assisting the Registered/Deputy Manager in the management of the home in all aspects appropriate to the Statement of purpose of the Home.
- To act as a key worker to a child and be a positive role model for children and other staff in a range of contexts
Company description
Gemstones Care is an independent children's care provider run by a friendly child and staff focussed team. Our care home has been fully re-constructed and renovated throughout and will offer a comfortable and welcoming homely and working environment for the successful candidate. Our key objective is to make sincere and positive changes to young people and children's lives who come from challenging backgrounds, and we seek the very best individuals to be part of this influential journey.
We value and are committed towards equality and diversity within our company and aim to ensure our staff reflect the diversity of the children and young people within our care. To support our commitment towards this, we welcome applications from all ethnic backgrounds.
Safeguarding of children and young people in our care is of the highest importance. Our recruitment and vetting process aims to create a safe environment for all children, young people, and staff. The successful candidate will be appointed subject to clear enhanced DBS and reference checks.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £14.00-£15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Experience:
- OFSTED regulated children's residential home: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- UK manual driving licence (required)
- level 3/4 in Children's Residential (or working towards) (required)
- DBS on the online DBS Update Service? (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 18/08/2025