Childrens Residential Care Worker

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Client:

The Cambian Group

Location:

Halewood, United Kingdom

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Other

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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Job Description:

Cambian employees are friendly, supportive, and all focused on achieving the best outcomes for everyone involved with our service. We are looking for Children’s Residential Care Workers to be part of our New Opening to build a stable and welcoming environment where our young people are central to everything we do.

As the new Residential Care Worker, you will be emotionally strong and driven to make a difference daily. Most importantly, you will understand our children and their backgrounds, ensuring their needs are prioritized. You should be approachable and detail-oriented, ensuring children’s safety and full compliance with protocols and regulations.

Do you have what it takes to encourage and help our children live independently, guiding and teaching them with your life experiences? We believe you will need empathy, compassion, resilience, and positive parenting skills.

The working day can be unpredictable, involving organizing activities in the morning and providing 1:1 support in the afternoon.

Cambian employees are friendly, supportive, and focused on achieving the best outcomes for everyone involved with our brand.

We seek enthusiastic, energetic, flexible, and caring individuals to join our team across the Warrington & Runcorn region to improve the lives of our young people.

In addition to a Refer a Friend scheme, we offer:

• Rate of Pay: £13.50 per hour, with a £30.00 sleep-in rate
• Training and development plans including NVQs and career progression opportunities
• 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with service
• Paid sickness leave
• Overtime, on-call, sleep-in, and disturbance rates
• Casual dress code
• Company pension
• Simply Health (linked to service)
• Days out and activity days off-site
• Management development programme from support worker to registered manager and beyond

As a Children’s Residential Care Worker, you will be involved in all aspects of daily life, making a positive impact that is immeasurable.

Shift pattern: 16- or 24-hour shifts (including sleep-in) on a one-on-two or two-on-four basis.

Here is what a typical day might look like:

The young people range from ages 8-18 with various behavioral and emotional needs.

Duties include:

• Delivering high-quality care
• Providing guidance, support, and structure
• Supporting engagement with education
• Promoting healthy lifestyles and positive choices
• Accessing clinically led training for skill development
• Household duties
• Record keeping and report writing
• Organizing social outings
• Attending contacts, visits, key work meetings, and therapy sessions
• Providing transport for activities

Requirements: Must hold a full UK driving license.

Desirable but not essential: NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare, experience in therapeutic environments, educational support skills, leadership experience, higher qualifications.