Residential Support Worker

  • maghull

Do you want to enable children and young people who have been taken into care to have the best possible start in life? Are you enthusiastic, resilient, and driven to enrich and make a difference in the lives of young people?

We are recruiting for a Children's Residential Support Worker for a 2 bedded Childrens home in Maghull, Liverpool with immediate starts.

You will be working alongside an experienced team of Managers and Support Workers to provide the best possible care for the children in the home.

Title: Childrens Residential Support Worker Pay: £11- £13 per hour Location: Maghull, Liverpool Hours: Long Days, Earlies, Lates (rota basis)

Benefits : Excellent Rates of pay Support from an specialist consultant Free training

What you’ll be doing as a Childrens Residential Support Worker To support the children and young people in all day to day activities and interests To promote the young persons independence and wellbeing To attend weekends away, holidays and trips away with the Children To attend weekend and evening activities to support the children and young people in their interests. This can range from climbing and baking cakes to weekends away in Butlins. To protect the children and young people from any risks to their health and welfare To provide emotional and practical support to the young people within your home. To ensure the safety of young people by maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines To support, overcome and learn to minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging.

A desire to create positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people Empathetic, caring and resilient nature At least 6 months experience of working with children or within a similar Social Care setting Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to obtain one The right to work in the UK

Job Types : Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract

Salary : Up to £13.00 per hour

Benefits :

  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Flexitime
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Maghull, Merseyside: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location