Residential Childcare Worker - EBD Experience Required (Hays Exclusive)

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an established children's residential service in South West London as a Residential Childcare Worker. This role is vital in supporting young people aged 11-17 with emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBD). You'll be part of a dedicated team, providing care and guidance to help these individuals reintegrate into society and education. The position requires not only professional expertise but also personal resilience, as you will face unique challenges daily. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on young lives in a supportive environment, with the potential for further career development.

Benefits

Opportunity for further career progression

Support for L3 qualification

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience supporting young people with EBD in a residential setting.
• Ability to manage challenging behavior and emotions effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with EBD, ensuring their safety and well-being.
• Engage with young people and conduct dynamic risk assessments.

Skills

Understanding of CSE

Dynamic risk assessment

Great communication skills

Trauma-informed approaches

Medication management

Self-awareness and resilience

Education

NVQ L3 in Residential Childcare

Job description

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

This role is part of a Hays Exclusive campaign with one of our key clients, a Children's Residential Service based in South West London.

Your new company

This home is a 4-bed home, supporting 11-17 year olds with EBD. They have historically had a maximum of 2 young people at a time in placement. Although registered with Ofsted to accommodate up to 4 young people, they have previously had solo placements requiring 2-3 staff at all times, or 2 young people, both requiring a minimum of 1:1 staffing. They have also historically only had females placed there, although they are registered to support both males and females.

This home tends to support young people with more acute needs, often acting as a ‘step down’ provision, following being admitted as in-patients due to their mental health, or having complex needs that have led to a placement breakdown elsewhere. The client has had success with supporting this transition for young people with complex needs re-engaging in education and being active members of the wider community.

Some of the typical needs they have supported are:

• Self-harm and suicidal ideation
• Risk of CSE and the need for close monitoring of online/phone access
• Emotional and cognitive processing challenges
• Substance misuse

Your new role

The key skills you will need for this role are:

• Good understanding of CSE and keeping young people (particularly females) safe from contemporary approaches to managing exploitation.
• Vigilant professionals who can naturally engage young people whilst constantly dynamically risk assessing.
• Great communication skills and can engage young people on a wide range of topics
• Understand trauma-informed approaches and can attribute challenging behaviour to its root causes
• Can remain calm in situations where a young person is struggling to manage their feelings and is perhaps unintentionally trying to elicit panic amongst the staff team.
• Staff that are self-aware of their own triggers, capacity and capabilities; alongside being resilient.
• Staff that are able to manage and administer medication when necessary.
• Maturity within the role, both professionally and personally

What you'll need to succeed

• 3 years of experience in supporting young people with EBD in a residential setting
• You will need to be physically and mentally strong to cope with the extreme challenges of this role
• Available to work full time (average 39 hours per week), and be able to cover some weekends and bank holidays
• Must have NVQ L3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), or be willing to work towards it

What you'll get in return

• Opportunity to work towards L3 qualification (if required), and further career progression