Children's Residential Support Worker

FRONTrunner Recruitment Ltd; Sefton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

224 hours holiday per year

Bank holidays paid at 1.5x

40p per mile petrol allowance

Job summary

FRONTrunner Recruitment Ltd in Southport seeks a Children’s Home Support Worker to provide residential live-in support for children and teenagers. You will live on-site, work two full days and nights, then have four days off, helping with breakfast, dressing, school runs, meals, and bedtime while offering emotional support and aiding development.

The role requires a valid UK driving licence; NVQ Level 3 in the relevant workforce is beneficial or you can be working toward it.

Qualifications

• Living within travelling distance to the Southport children’s home.
• You must have a full UK driving licence and ideally your own vehicle.
• NVQ level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce would be very beneficial but would consider someone who is working towards their Level 3 qualification.
• Experience working within children’s homes dealing with children.

Responsibilities

• Support the child with morning routine, breakfast and getting ready for school.
• Help with dressing, washing and taking them to school; assist with meals and bedtime routine.
• Provide emotional support and aid learning and development to create a stable environment.

Skills

Driving licence (UK)

Emotional support

Child care

Residential care experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce

Currently working towards Level 3 qualification

Job description

A great opportunity to work with an established and growing care company providing residential live in support for children and teenagers with challenging behaviour. They are always growing and take pride in the support they give the children – they believe that setting them up with the life skills now will help them turn into well rounded members of the community. Their staff are always on hand to provide emotional support as well as helping to teach and develop the children for the future.

• Based in a children’s residential home in Southport
• Working 2 full days and nights and then having 4 days and nights off
• Supporting the child with making them breakfast, helping getting them dressed and to school, putting on washing, pick up’s from school, cooking dinner, getting them bathed and to bed
• Making sure they are supported emotionally and aiding their learning and development to give them a stable and loving environment

Benefits and salary of a Children’s Home Support Worker

• £15.02 if you have your Level 3, £13.49 if you don’t have it
• £60 per sleep in
• 224 hours holiday per year – you get an extra 2 days when you have been there 2 years
• Bank holidays paid at x1.5
• Private health care
• A great support network with further training and development
• Claim petrol back for 40p per mile

Qualifications/Experience/Requirements to be a Children’s Home Support Worker

• Living within travelling distance to the Southport children’s home
• You must have a full UK driving licence and ideally your own vehicle
• NVQ level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce would be very beneficial but would consider someone who is working towards their Level 3 qualification
• You will ideally need experience working within children’s homes dealing with children