Senior Residential Support Worker

Senior Residential Children’s Support Worker – Pembrokeshire Are you an experienced Residential Children’s Support Worker seeking to progress into a senior role within a dedicated and child-centred environment? This vacancy for a Senior Residential Children’s Support Worker in Pembrokeshire offers an excellent career development opportunity with an organisation committed to safeguarding and high-quality care for vulnerable children and young people. As a Senior Residential Children’s Support Worker, you will take a lead role in shift management, supporting the management team, and delivering nurturing, child-focused care in line with CIW standards. You will be instrumental in supporting young people with emotional, behavioural, and social needs, promoting independence and resilience to achieve positive outcomes. This position involves mentoring junior staff, ensuring safeguarding protocols are adhered to, and creating a safe, structured environment conducive to development and stability. Key responsibilities include: Leading shifts and supporting the Registered Manager and Deputy Delivering high standards of care to children and young people Assisting with emotional, behavioural, and social development needs Promoting independence and resilience Ensuring compliance with safeguarding, regulatory, and organisational policies Mentoring and supporting less experienced team members Maintaining a safe, nurturing, and structured home environment Ideal candidate profile: Proven experience working within a residential children’s home environment Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People or actively working towards it Full UK driving licence Strong leadership and communication skills Passionate about safeguarding and delivering child-centred care This senior residential children’s support worker role in Pembrokeshire provides a structured rota that encourages work-life balance while enabling meaningful contributions to the lives of young people. The salary package includes a comprehensive annual figure, incorporating sleep-in payments. If you are a committed Residential Children’s Support Worker ready to step into a senior position, we invite you to apply today. 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