Childcare Support Worker, Residential Settings

Skycare; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Skycare is seeking a Residential Childcare Support Worker to join our West Yorkshire team. The role covers 33-42 hours per week across term-time and holidays, with sleep-in shifts and a mix of day and evening duties.

You will support children’s daily routines, attend appointments, and help develop life skills within a safe, nurturing home environment. Training and DBS processing are provided.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Full UK driving license preferable.
• Must be available for sleep-in shifts.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Willing to learn and work well in a small team.
• DBS check at enhanced level required.
• Experience with challenging behaviours advantageous.
• Understanding of issues facing young people in care.

Responsibilities

• Support daily routines, meals, school runs or activities.
• Promote personal hygiene and life skills; encourage independence.
• Attend medical appointments and follow care plans for children.
• Complete diaries, day sheets and handover documents.
• Assist with budgeting, shopping, and housekeeping tasks.
• Coordinate with families and plan family time contacts.
• Serve as a Keyworker for assigned children.

Skills

Flexible availability

Excellent communication

Willingness to learn

Team player

Education

Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Residential Childcare Support Worker

Location: West Yorkshire, Featherstone, WF7

Base Location: With services in Pontefract, Castleford, Wakefield we currently have vacancies throughout.

Contract Type: Full-time, permanent

Specific Hours: 33-42 hours per week - shift pattern

Qualified Care Worker salary is based on the proven existing completion of a Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare)

Qualifications/Experience/Requirements:

• Minimum age requirement: 21 years old
• Full UK driving license preferable
• Must have availability for sleep-in shifts

Main Duties

In each home we have detailed shift planners/diaries/handover documents that will outline the specific daily duties and tasks that you will be required to complete, these will be specific to whether it is term-time (school days) or during holiday periods as some of the tasks will differ. The following is a summary of some of your duties during term-time

• Supporting all of the children's daily routines, including getting them up, promoting personal hygiene routines, meals, either school runs or activities
• Supporting room cleans/developing of life skills/independence, promoting socialisation and supporting bed-time routines
• Attending medical/other appointments
• Supporting the plans on the activity planners
• Completion of day sheets for the boys and working with them on their targets
• Completing handover documents/ tasks
• Completion of all daily paperwork
• Completing budgeting requirements
• Completion of daily room checks and daily housecleaning tasks
• Complete any food/other shopping needs, including meal preparation and kitchen hygiene/laundry duties
• Completion of any specific checks such as COSHH, Fire Checks/Car checks
• Liaising and building appropriate relationships with the families, working to find out about special dates for boys and ensuring these are noted/marked, sorting and planning family time contacts

As well as completing the daily tasks, your role will also include being a Keyworker.

All Applicants must have:

• Flexibility in your availability is a must as the role will involve sleep in nights and shift work
• Have an understanding of the issues that face young people in care
• Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent – or be willing to work towards a required qualification within 18 months
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Be willing to learn
• Be able to work well as part of a small team
• Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by ourselves
• Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous.
• Have a full, clean UK driving license and be able to cover at other Residential Homes as and when needed.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join an established Children's service who will offer you:

• Full training provided to gain a recognised qualification
• Paid per sleep in shift
• Company pension
• Employee discount scheme.
• Refer a Friend programme
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Holiday pay
• Meals included
• Access to qualifications (Including Diploma 3/Diploma 5)
• Promotion opportunities
• Monthly clinical and professional supervisions, access to therapeutic support

The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.