Residential Care Officer

Position: Residential Care Officer (Permanent)
Residential Care Officer

Hours:

37 hours per week (Full-Time)
Salary: £28,132 (£43.12 per sleep-in shift)
Contract Type:
Permanent
Client:
City of Doncaster council

Location:

Doncaster
Additional:
Plus 8.5% Unsociable Hours Allowance (for full-time employees) - £43.12 per sleep-in shift
Make a Real Difference – Join Our Residential Care Team
Supporting children with disabilities in a warm, nurturing home environment. This is a rewarding full-time, permanent role where you'll play a vital part in helping children develop socially, emotionally, and physically.
Reporting to the Registered Manager, you will work alongside senior staff to provide high-quality care based on principles of privacy, dignity, choice, independence, and fulfilment.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide high-quality, person-centred care to children with disabilities, supporting their emotional, physical, and social development.
Support individual care plans, participate in reviews and meetings, and act as a key worker where required.
Encourage independence and life skills through daily routines, activities, and household tasks.
Monitor and record children’s progress, behaviours, and needs accurately.
Work collaboratively with families, professionals, and the wider community to support each child’s wellbeing.
Ensure a safe, clean, and supportive environment, complying with all safeguarding, health & safety, and data protection requirements.
Participate in shift work, including sleep-ins and occasional physical intervention (training provided).

About You:

Experience working with children or young people in a residential, educational, or care setting is desirable.
A compassionate, patient, and resilient attitude with excellent communication skills.
Ability to work shifts, including evenings and weekends.
Physically able to undertake responsibilities that include active support and, where necessary, physical intervention.
Commitment to professional development and continuous improvement.

What We Offer:

Competitive salary with enhancements for unsociable hours.
Supportive team environment and professional development opportunities.
Full training, including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI).
A meaningful career helping vulnerable children reach their full potential.

If you are interested in the role and would like to contact me for further information on the role you can contact myself on the details below.
At Service Care Solutions we also offer a £250 bonus for referrals! If you think you know someone who would be ideal for this role and they are placed in the job you will then receive £250 at the end of their probationary period.

To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, then please do not hesitate to contact Jack at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or email on (url removed)