Residential Childcare Support Worker (Sessional / Casual)

Headway Adolescent Resources; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading childcare organization in Bristol is seeking Residential Child Care Workers for casual positions in their new residential home. The role involves working with young people who have challenging behavior. Candidates must have a full manual driving license, good interpersonal skills, and ideally be working towards a Level 3 qualification in Children and Young People. This position offers flexibility and a sleep-in allowance when required.

Benefits

Sleep-in allowance of £36 per night

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Must have good oral and written communication skills.
• Experience of working with challenging young people is desirable.
• Capable of working on their own initiative to a high level of accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Work with young people with challenging behaviour.
• Provide high standard of childcare.
• Maintain clear, neat records.

Skills

Full manual driving license

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to engage and motivate young people

Empathetic nature

Education

Level 3 Children and Young People qualification

Job description

Location: Bristol

Contract: Shift Pattern- ad-hoc cover

Salary: Unqualified- £12.79 per hour

Qualified- £13.11 per hour plus sleep in shifts when required

Headway Adolescent Resources were formed in 1999 and has established a good reputation in the residential adolescent childcare sector, and pride themselves in having the insight and ability to care for young people as individuals in a holistic manner, regardless of their background.

We are currently looking for Residential Child Care Workers to join our new residential home on a casual basis. This amazing opportunity will also allow you flexibility to work hours you can commit to with no contractual obligation

Based in a children's residential home you will be working with young people with challenging behaviour, and you will need to be flexible, resilient, honest and well organised, as well as committed to providing a high standard of childcare to help young people achieve the best possible outcomes.

Applicants must have:

• Full manual driving license
• Previous experience of working with challenging young people (desirable, not essential)
• Must be willing to work towards the fully funded qualification in level 3 Children and Young People (or already qualified)
• Be capable of working on their own initiative to a high level of accuracy, maintain clear, neat records
• Have good inter-personal skills, and be a positive team player
• The ability to complete daily records to meet statutory and policy requirements.
• Empathetic nature
• Have good oral and written communication skills in a variety of contexts
• The ability to engage, motivate and encourage young people
• A sleep in allowance of £36 per night as and when the business needs.

Headway is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Headway is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.