Residential Child Care Worker Support - Casual

Tezlom; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A supportive care company in Barnsley is seeking a Residential Childcare Support Worker to provide flexible care to young people. This role offers a chance to make a positive difference in their lives while enjoying activities like biking and cinema trips. You'll need good interpersonal skills and the capacity to work independently. Full training will be provided, and the position requires some flexibility with shifts, including weekends and sleep-in duties.

Benefits

Full training provided

Holiday accruement

Supervisions with line manager

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting young people is desired but not essential.
• Commitment to the role including weekends and bank holidays.
• Ability to engage and encourage young people.

Responsibilities

• Promote safeguarding and welfare of young people.
• Establish trusting relationships with young people.
• Encourage development of young people's interests.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Working on own initiative

Team player

Experience with vulnerable young people

Education

Apprenticeship Level 4 diploma

Job description

Overview

Residential Childcare Support Worker

Salary: Unqualified: £12.70 per hour (plus £45 per sleep in). Qualified (full diploma Level 3 qualified or equivalent): £12.97 per hour (plus £45 per sleep in).

Location: Barnsley

Contract Hours - Shift pattern: ad-hoc cover (2 on, 4 off shift pattern)

What do you want?

Do you want to work in a role that makes a positive difference to young people's lives? Are you looking for the next step in your career with a company that will support and train you?

Tezlom is looking for Residential Childcare Support Workers on a casual basis, covering shifts within the business as and when needed. This opportunity provides flexibility to work the hours you can commit to with no contractual obligation. You will help provide flexible, individual residential care packages for children and young people. You will be joining a supportive and collaborative team which recognises you as an individual.

As a Young Persons Support Worker, your day isn’t always spent in one of our Residential Children's Homes… walking or biking the Pennine trails, catching the latest film at the cinema or thrill seeking at a theme park is all on the agenda - the list is endless and all depends on the interests of our young people.

Responsibilities

• Promoting, safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our young people
• Establishing and maintaining positive and trusting relationships with our young people
• Encouraging the development of the individual interests of our young people
• A desire to learn; we provide full training to achieve an Apprenticeship Level 4 diploma

What do we need from you?

• Experience of supporting young people who may be vulnerable is desired but not essential
• Understanding and commitment to the role - including some weekends and bank holidays
• Undertake sleep-in duties as part of a flexible rota
• Participating in activities and ensuring we provide young people with a place they feel at home
• Be capable of working on your own initiative
• Have good inter-personal skills and be a positive team player
• A desire to engage, motivate and encourage the young people in our homes

What do we offer?

• Full training provided to gain a recognised qualification
• Supervisions with your line manager
• Holiday accruement
• Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position