Location
Merton, Devon, United Kingdom
Salary
£35000 - £39520
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Title: Senior Support Worker
Location: Merton, London, South West London (SW postcode area)
Salary: £35,000 - £39,520
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Job Description
Senior Support Worker opportunities are available within a children’s residential setting in Merton, London. You’ll help provide a safe, caring, well-ordered home environment that promotes each young person’s wellbeing, development, and potential. This is a senior shift-leading role with rota-based on-call responsibilities (with additional payment for on-call duties).Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Support Worker based in Merton, your daily duties will include:- Leading shifts to ensure high standards of care, clear task allocation, and effective day planning.
- Safeguarding children and young people, maintaining accurate logs of incidents/accidents, and challenging poor practice in line with policies and procedures.
- Building positive, trusting relationships, setting consistent boundaries, and supporting emotional, social, educational, and vocational development.
- Liaising professionally with external agencies, families, carers, and other professionals, escalating to management where required.
- Supporting healthcare needs (appointments, attendance, and written reports) and ensuring safe practice following relevant training.
- Completing routine administration, maintaining children’s files, contributing to care plans, and supporting admissions/discharges.
- Supporting and guiding staff through informal/formal supervision and contributing to appraisals alongside management.
- Participating in home activities, domestic routines (meals, cleaning, laundry), and maintaining home security and key control.
- Working a rota including long/short days, sleep-ins (11pm–8am), weekends, and Bank Holidays as required.
Requirements & Qualifications
To be successful as a Senior Support Worker, you will need:- Experience in a similar children’s residential care/support setting, including confidence leading shifts.
- A strong understanding of safeguarding and consistent, child-centred practice.
- Willingness to complete sleep-in shifts, rota-based on-call, and flexible hours (average 35 hours per week over a 3-week rota).
- Ability to produce clear written records and reports and follow policies and procedures consistently.
- Compliance requirements (e.g., relevant background checks) will apply—details to be confirmed during the process.
Benefits & Work Environment
- Competitive salary with scope for progression
- Additional payment for on-call duties
- Structured training, supervision, and appraisal support
- A values-led environment focused on safe, consistent care
Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.
