Are you an experienced Senior Residential Care Officer or Senior Support Worker in a children's home? Are you looking to move out the private sector and into a local authority?

I am looking for a Senior Residential Care Officer to join a local authority who have opened up multiple children's homes in the county.

We are looking to add some real experience to the team.

My client is the local council who have a portfolio of children's homes offering residential care and support for young people with behavioural difficulties, traumatic backgrounds, learning disabilities and complex needs based in Doncaster.

If you have experience with children and young people in SEN education, youth work, young offenders or fostering, a career in children's homes is for you.

Benefits include:

• Salary is £35,438 which is inclusive of 8.5% unsociable allowance


• £40.77 per sleep in with 1 scheduled per week which adds £2,500 per annum


• Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews, enhanced pension benefit


• Job security in a local council employer


• Excellent progression opportunities within the council

Do you have:

• Prior experience as a Senior RCO or Senior Support Worker.


• Experience of working within children or young adults with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes


• Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent


• Ability to complete shifts patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.

For more information apply now.

Please note, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.