Residential Support Worker

Grade F £28,700 to £32,076 per annum pro-rata (£14.91 - £16.62 per hour) plus 7% enhancements Contract Permanent and Fixed Term Contracts available Role specifics: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent or a commitment from you to achieve the qualification within two years of appointment. Please be aware that a DBS check will need to be undertaken for this role. The Role Are you child centred, proactive, resilient, creative, and dedicated to achieving the best outcomes for our young people and families? If so, we would love to hear from you now! We are seeking enthusiastic full time (37 hours) Residential Support Workers to work within our well-established successfully run children’s homes within the Bolton Area. The teams provide essential and valuable care to children and young people aged 8 to 17 years who may present with a range of complex needs, ensuring each child always feels safe and secure in their environment. We are looking for committed and passionate individuals who can engage with young people, encourage, and mentor them during their time in our care. The role will consist of utilizing the computer systems to develop and maintain individual care plans inline with the Childrens Homes Regulations. A rota system is in operations as we are a 365 day a year service. Sleep in duties are required along with weekday and weekend working hours. We provide regular supervision, and a variety of training opportunities are available. Some of our Residential Support Workers have gone on to train as qualified social workers. Please indicate with your application what number of hours you are interested in 18.5, 24, 30 or 37 per week About You The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills, a ‘can do’ approach and be committed to improving outcomes for young people. The successful candidate will work in partnership with young people, their families and as part of a multi-agency team to support young people to make progress, achieve their full potential, enjoy and achieve, build resilience and reduce risk taking behaviour. You will have experience of working with young people who present with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Understanding the needs of looked after children and their families is also essential. You must also be prepared to adapt to different scenario' which may occur whilst on shift and be able to manage potential challenging behaviours. The post requires a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent or a commitment from you to achieve the qualification within two years of appointment. About Us This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough. Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents. As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services. Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too. Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role. Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS with check of relevant barred list is therefore required for this post. This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification. This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the comitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information. For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk