Residential Childcare Support Worker

This Support Worker opportunity in Education, Employment and Training is built around offer practical support and guidance to young people in line with their individual care plan to enable them to develop. It would suit someone who can bring supporting children or young people through routines, care, and shift-by-shift consistency in a residential setting to the role.

Where the work sits

Residential Childcare Support Worker Contract: hours per week plus sleep in shifts. Support a young person in Education, Employment and Training, who is working towards an accredited learning qualification, by evidencing work completed and submitting this to the r.

How the role works day to day

Offer practical support and guidance to young people in line with their individual care plan to enable them to develop skills needed to live independently and to achieve in their e. Maintaining positive working relationships with young people, staff and professionals by communicating effectively at all times. Maintaining appropriate links in the community – , educational provisions, sport centre, youth clubs.

What helps in this setting

Supporting children or young people through routines, care, and shift-by-shift consistency in a residential setting. Calm, dependable, and steady in a child-focused residential setting.

Practical details

• Base salary £,., with the potential to earn up to £.
• Our vision is to make a positive and lasting difference to young people who have been in care and are moving towards independence.
• We provide young people with accommodation/housing, as well as support them to move towards independent living and educational achievements.
• As a Support Worker your role involves engaging, motivating and encouraging young people placed in their individual flat or shared house.

What needs to be in place

• Flexibility in their availability as the roles involve shift work – sleep-in nights, evenings and weekends.
• Experience of working with challenging behaviour and or mental health issues is desirable.
• Computer experience to an intermediate level.

Requirements mentioned

• Driving licence

Job details

• Benefits mentioned: Pension, Holiday allowance, Training