Residential Children’s Support Worker

We are working in partnership with a provider of children’s services and have a permanent opportunity for a Residential Children’s Worker based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

If successful, you will be working as part of a team providing support to 2 children with EBD within a children’s home.

This is a permanent position working 40 hours per week.

Pay: £13.46 per hour with sleep in’s paid at £55.00.

Shifts: 8am – 9pm or 8am – 11pm followed by a sleep then 7:30am – 8pm the next day.

Sleep in’s are typically 1 per week.

DRIVING LICENSE ESSENTIAL.

As a Residential Children’s Worker your responsibilities will include:

• Provide support using a person centred approach.
• Support the children to maintain and develop relationships with friends and family.
• Encourage the children to integrate with the local community by attending clubs or day centres.
• Support the children in all aspects of their daily living.
• Safeguard vulnerable children and report any suspicion or evidence of harm.
• Continuous commitment to professional development.
• To be willing to cover other homes when required.
• Liaise with parents and/or carers and other professionals.

Our client is offering a whole range of benefits, including:

• Employee assistance programme.
• Perk box – high street discounts.
• 28 days holiday.

To take the next step in your career, apply today for a conversation with our Residential specialist Tom Wilson.

Not for you? Refer your friends and family and as our way of saying thank you, we will give you a referral bonus.

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