📋 Role Overview

Position: Senior Support Worker (Children's Residential)
Location: Cardiff (Easily accessible by bus, car, and foot)
Salary: £13.56 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 20 July 2026

🏡 About the Home

Set in a highly accessible location in Cardiff, our residential home supports 8 incredible children and young people with complex disabilities and health needs. We provide individualized, empowering, and fun care in a nurturing environment.

We are not your average care home—many of our team members have been with us for over 10 years, fostering a highly supportive and stable family culture. In fact, these Senior roles are open due to the exciting internal progression of our team (including our current Deputy Manager, who started here as a Support Worker)!

🔑 Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Support Worker, you will guide shifts, mentor team members, and ensure the highest standards of daily care. Your typical day will include:

Morning Routines: Leading and supporting morning prep, including personal care, medication administration, and school preparation.
School-Hours Operations: Utilizing school hours for team training, detailed record-keeping, care planning, and essential housekeeping.
Afternoon & Evening Engagement: Managing school pick-ups, planning enriching activities, sharing meals, and supporting evening routines.
Relationship Building: Fostering strong, trusting, and fun relationships with the young people, helping them reach their full potential.
Professional Development: Actively participating in continuous training and mentoring junior Support Workers.

👤 About You

We are looking for a reliable, compassionate role model who brings energy and heart to the service. To succeed in this role, you should be:

Experienced & Driven: Confident in supporting children and young people with complex disabilities and health needs.
A Calm Leader: A quick thinker who can stay calm under pressure and guide a shift team effectively.
Qualified (or willing to learn): Already holding or actively working towards the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or an equivalent qualification).
Passionate about Growth: Eager to learn, develop your leadership skills, and advance your career within the organization.

🎁 Why Join the Team?

When you join this Cardiff service, you are joining an award-winning organization dedicated to your professional success and personal wellbeing:

📈 Real Career Progression: Excellent internal pathways to senior leadership and management roles.
🤝 Stable & Supportive Team: Work alongside long-standing staff members in an incredibly welcoming environment.
🏆 Highly Rated Services: The majority of Salutem homes are proudly rated Good or Outstanding by regulators.
🌟 Award-Winning Culture: Recognized as a Top Employer 2025 in the UK and listed as a Top 50 Inspiring Workplace UK & Ireland.
♿ Inclusivity: Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer.

🔒 Safer Recruitment

Salutem Care and Education is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check and, where applicable, overseas criminal record checks.