Children’s Residential Support Worker

Salary: £26,000 per year

We are looking for a Children’s Residential Support Worker, to join our growing team in Cannock, who has previous experience of working within a Children’s Residential setting caring for those with Learning Disabilities.

This post is for a private company based in the Cannock area, where they currently have 5 Children’s Residential homes. The company specialises in the care of children between the ages of 8-18, with learning disabilities. Their homes are Ofsted registered to care for 2 young people and are currently all rated as “GOOD”.

This candidate would ideally have a sound knowledge of the Quality Care Standards that govern Children’s Residential settings and have the skills and qualities needed in providing the high quality of care to the children residing at the home.

Some of the duties and responsibilities held by the successful candidate include:

– Supporting Young People in their day-to-day routines

– Completing and maintaining administrative records as required by the home

– Providing a positive role model for the Young People

– Developing and maintaining professional working relationships.

The Candidate

– must hold an NVQ Level 3 in Children & Young People qualification or be willing to work towards gaining this fully-funded qualification.

– A Full UK Driving Licence is essential.

Please note

Providing personal care may be required with this position due to the needs of some of the Children/Young People in our care.

This position requires sleep-ins and work hours are across 7 days.

Staff are contracted to 40 hours per week (£26,000 per year) and approximately 10 sleep-ins (£30 sleep-in rate) per month and generally work on a 2 days on, 3 days off rota pattern.

Shift examples; 10am/3pm-10pm, sleep-in, 7am-10pm, sleep-in, 7am-10am/3pm.

All candidates will be subject to Safer Recruitment and DBS checks.