Residential Support Worker

Quid, Inc.; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A care recruitment agency is seeking a Children Residential Support Worker based in Staffordshire to support young people in a therapeutic environment. The role involves implementing psychological interventions while promoting a safe and empowering living space. Successful candidates must have an NVQ or equivalent. This opportunity does not offer sponsorship. Engaging residents in activities and contributing to care planning are key responsibilities of this role.

Qualifications

• NVQ or equivalent qualification necessary for the role.
• Note this role does NOT offer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support young people/adults in a therapeutically informed environment.
• Engage residents in meaningful activities promoting social development.
• Contribute to care planning, observing residents' needs.
• Promote a safe, supportive, and empowering living environment, using relationship-based practice and understanding individuals’ perceptions of difficulty in line with the service’s therapeutic model.
• Engage residents in meaningful activities and group work, encouraging participation, social development, and a sense of wellbeing within the residential setting.

Education

NVQ or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Children Residential Support Worker to join its client’s team, based in Staffordshire.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively within a therapeutically informed environment, supporting young people/adults by using guidance from psychological consultation, training, and supervision.
• Implement low-level psychological interventions modelled by the psychologist, helping residents develop emotional regulation, coping strategies, and positive daily routines.
• Contribute to psychologically informed care planning, observing and communicating residents’ needs and progress to ensure support is aligned with therapeutic recommendations.
• Promote a safe, supportive, and empowering living environment, using relationship-based practice and understanding individuals’ perceptions of difficulty in line with the service’s therapeutic model.
• Engage residents in meaningful activities and group work, encouraging participation, social development, and a sense of wellbeing within the residential setting.

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role you must have;

• NVQ or Equivalent
• Note this role does NOT offer sponsorship

Reasonable Adjustments

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.