Residential Care Worker cloned on 03-12-25 15:06:00

Horizon Care and Education Group Ltd; Walsall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's care and education provider in the UK seeks a Children's Residential Support Worker to support young people in their daily lives. Responsibilities include ensuring a safe and nurturing environment, promoting development through activities, and building trusting relationships. Candidates must possess a Full UK Manual Driving licence and demonstrate compassion for looked after children. This role offers competitive pay rates, ongoing training, and various employee benefits to support your wellbeing.

Benefits

Access to Tastecard and Bluelight card discounts

Real Living Wage employer

Competitive pay rates

Christmas bonus

Generous Refer a Friend Scheme

Life Assurance

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Full UK Manual Driving licence is essential for taking children to activities.
• Must be able to act as a great role model.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins required.

Responsibilities

• Support daily routines and ensure a safe, nurturing environment.
• Encourage social activities and skills development.
• Build meaningful relationships and work with professionals.

Skills

Full UK Manual Diving licence

Ability to build trusting relationships

Flexibility to work shifts

Genuine care and compassion

Education

Level 3 qualification in Children's and Young People Workforce

Job description

As a Children's Residential Support Worker, you will support young people in the many different aspects of daily life within our homes including:

• Helping young people continue with hobbies, social activities, and friendships, and learn new skills.
• Provide day-to-day care and create a safe, homely, therapeutic environment. Providing support with daily routines such as getting ready for school and making sure they have healthy and balanced meals.
• Ensuring the young person has a safe space to relax and unwind within the home.
• Supporting our young people to reach their potential and experience new opportunities.
• Support young people's development through stimulating activities and consistent care.
• Build meaningful relationships and ensure safeguarding needs are met.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals and contribute to care planning.

If you're passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.

Qualifications

• Full UK Manual Diving licence is essential to be able to take our children to school. appointments and activities.
• Ability to be a great role model to our looked after children.
• Ability to build trusting relationships.
• A genuine care and compassion to work with looked after children.
• Flexibility to be able to work shifts that include evenings and weekends and sleep ins.
• Willingness to complete a Level 3 qualification in Childrens and Young People Workforce.

About Horizon

We are proud to be one of the most innovative providers of young people's residential care and education in the UK. We live up to our values and value our people.

Benefits

• Access to Tastecard, Bluelight card and MyGym discounts!
• Real Living Wage employer
• Competitive pay rates
• Christmas bonus
• Generous Refer a Friend Scheme
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Ongoing training and professional development plus high quality CPD opportunities
• Comprehensive induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support.
• Looking after your wellbeing - supporting you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.