Children's Residential Support Worker (LD)

Together Trust; Chew Moor; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sleep in allowance £107.60 per shift

Annual leave 27 days + 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme and death in service

Wellbeing programme and EAP

Job summary

Together Trust in Bolton provides residential care for children and young people with emotional behavioural difficulties, autism and complex needs. The role involves working within a supportive home environment under the Registered Manager, helping young people grow independence while delivering high-quality care and education support.

The job is regulated activity, with DBS checks and a commitment to safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential care or working with young people is advantageous.
• Ability to follow safeguarding policies and escalate concerns responsibly.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide a caring, safe and accepting environment for young people.
• Assist with assessments of need and formulation of plans in partnership with other agencies.
• Support educational opportunities and contribute to reviews of educational provision.
• Undertake direct work with young people to meet care plan needs and support transitions.
• Support key working for at least one young person under supervision.
• Maintain risk awareness and refer child protection concerns to the Registered Manager.
• Keep accurate records and write planning/review reports as required.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a caring, safe, secure and accepting environment that meets the physical, health, social needs and rights of the young people. This will include supporting less experienced staff via positive and effective team working to achieve high quality standards of care that are set and agreed by the Registered Manager on behalf of the Trust. This work will aim to respect and promote the needs of each young person arising from their racial, cultural and religious background.
• Assist with the assessments of need and formulation of plans. This involves working in partnership with other agencies and taking into account the wishes and feelings of the young people, their parents and other persons with parental responsibility, in line with legislation pertaining to the young people.
• Maximise educational opportunities and achievements for the young people looked after within the unit by assisting in identifying, establishing and supporting educational provision and contributing to educational reviews.
• Undertake direct work that is designed to meet the young person's needs as identified within the care plan, enabling them to reach full their potential. Particular attention should be paid to dealing sensitively with transitions. Supporting the young person's significant relationships will be a part of this task.
• Under close supervision take responsibility for key working at least one young person.
• Develop and maintain a good level of awareness of child protection issues, assessing and recording risk. This will include referring child protection issues to the Registered Manager and incorporating consistent boundary setting into everyday practice in order to ensure effectiveness in the prevention and appropriate management of challenging behaviour.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records of the work undertaken with the young people and complete written reports for planning meetings and statutory reviews as necessary. This will be in consultation with the line manager and be undertaken to a standard commensurate with the professional aims of the service.
• Undertake a range of domestic duties, including cooking and some cleaning, to a good standard, to ensure compliance with health and safety policies and the guidelines for young people and staff.
• Take responsibility for the promotion of safeguarding and the welfare of children and young persons for who they are responsible for.
• Flexibility to respond to the needs of the unit and young people.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to write reports.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Reliable and outgoing person with a level of maturity, skills and interests which can be utilised to engage the young people.

UK's best employers we are looking for a dedicated, proactive and highly experienced children's residential support worker. Good standard of written and oral English. Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People? Our children's home in Lostock, Bolton provides residential Care for Children and Young People with emotional behavioural difficulties/Autism, learning difficulties and complex needs. The Together Trust is one of the North West's leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support. As one of the, Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change. We believe that everyone deserves a place to call home - whether that's a place to call your own or somewhere to get safety, stability and support. You'll be helping children to grow their independence and shape their own story within a supportive, caring home. You will be working in a caring home environment with the wider team under the leadership of the Registered Manager, nurturing, and supporting the young people providing them with all the care, love, and support that they would receive as if it was their family home.

Benefits and Compensation

• Enhancements: Sleep in allowance of £107.60 per shift and time and a quarter paid for weekend hours worked,(£16.82 per hour).
• Annual Leave 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years.
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
• Proud to be a real living wage employer.
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeingacross the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can do to support you.

This service is regulated by Ofsted therefore all employees must be over the age of 22 years at the time of joining the service. This role will involve regulated activity. We may remove this advert should we find the successful candidate prior to the closing date therefore early applications are encouraged. We currently do not provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK. The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself). This role will involve regulated activity.