Senior Residential Children & Young People's Worker


Company:	Barnardo's
Salary:	£29,507 to £39,048 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leicestershire
Working pattern:	Field-based
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	3 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity to join our new Emotional Well-being Home as a Senior Residential Support Worker, on a full-time permanent basis.

Location of the post: Syston, Leicestershire.

Service Overview: Barnardo's, the UK's largest Children's Charity are currently on an exciting and innovative Journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children's homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.

Although this home will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to support our other Leicestershire homes should the need arise.

Our beautiful new home in Syston supports children & young people between 8-18 years who have experienced trauma/significant life events which have negatively impacted their emotional well-being. The service will provide up to 3 service users at any one-time opportunities to enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and develop confidence, independence and support/restore their well-being and mental health.

Some of the responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

To build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote the service user's independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities.

To work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals.

To lead and support the Residential Support Workers in their day-to-day duties.

To contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning etc.

To document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date.

To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.

To promote, monitor and maintain a safe environment at all times.

Essential requirements to evidence in your written application:

Must hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare OR be willing to complete this in the required timeframe.

Relevant experience working with children & young people.

At least 1 years supervisory and shift leader experience in a residential care setting.

Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures.

Flexibility to commit to shift work, including weekends and bank holidays.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

For more information about this role, please contact Maria Papastratigaki - maria.papastratigaki@barnardos.org.uk

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

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