Children'S Residential Support Worker

Esland Group; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High street discounts

Online GP

Financial counselling

Birthday day off

Cycle-to-work scheme

Recognition awards

Casual dress

Free meals on shift

Job summary

Esland Group in Stoke-on-Trent is hiring a Children's Residential Support Worker to provide nurturing, therapeutic care for young people in a residential home. You will support domestic needs, socialisation skills, and help create a positive, stable environment during day-to-day activities and outings.

Applicants should have a UK driving licence and the right to work in the UK, with 21+ age. Prior childcare or support work is advantageous but not essential; full enhanced disclosure and

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence
• Right to work in the UK with no restrictions
• Values aligned with Esland's therapeutic, person-centred approach to childcare
• Aged 21 or above
• Previous childcare or support worker experience is advantageous but not essential

Responsibilities

• Provide nurturing, therapeutic support to children in a residential setting.
• Support daily living and socialisation skills; assist with activities and outings.
• Coordinate with education teams to help pupils access personalised learning plans.

Skills

Driving licence

Childcare awareness

Job description

Description

Do you really want to make a positive impact on our young people's lives and help empower them to flourish and grow?
Are you able to build positive and trusting relationships within our supportive and nurturing homes?
If so, we are looking for you to join our highly valued teams.

Salary: £32,242.00 to £35,745.00 per annum. (including 6 - 10 sleeps per month paid at £60 per sleep and an hourly rate of £13.45 to £13.75 per hour (depending on qualification).Opportunities to pick up overtime at enhanced rate.

Hours: 173 hours per month - shift pattern is 1 days on, 2 days off, with sleep in’s. Rotas given in advance. We are a 365 day a year service due to the nature of our work.Esland are driven to changing children’s lives for the better by providing best-in-class specialist services.

We are looking for nurturing and supportive people, who can give our children the best quality care and allow them to achieve amazing outcomes!

Essential requirements for a Children's Residential Support Worker:

• A full driving licence issued in the UK
• Applicants must have full right to work in the UK with no restrictions
• Values in line with Esland's, such as taking a therapeutic, person-centred approach to childcare
• Due to industry regulations, applicants must be aged 21 or above
• Previous childcare or support worker experience is advantageous but not essential

The role:

Our beautiful home in Stoke-on-Trent offers a nurturing and therapeutic environment for our young people. Our team supports them with all of their domestic needs and socialisation skills while learning new things and experiencing fun activities and excursions together.
We can offer educational places in our schools where our young people can engage in a more personalised education plan to help them turn the curve and reach their full potential.

Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices (the company will cover the costs).
All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.

For more information about Esland, visit www.esland.co.uk

Why choose Esland?

We know our teams make a big difference and we want them to feel rewarded for their hard work and dedication!
Career growth: Clear progression routes to Senior Support Worker and Management roles - we had over 100 internal promotions last year!
Training: Paid, BILD-accredited induction and the chance to gain qualifications in Residential Childcare
Perks:

• High street discounts, online GP, financial advice & counselling via our company app.
• Birthday day off, cycle-to-work scheme, monthly recognition awards.
• Casual dress, free meals on shift.

With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.
This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.
With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.