Residential Support Worker

Charles Hunter Associates; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local council in Leeds is seeking passionate Support Workers for children's homes. Candidates should have experience working with young people facing challenges such as learning disabilities and mental health issues. The role offers job security, excellent benefits, and progression opportunities.

Benefits

Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews

Enhanced pension benefit

Job security in a local council employer

Excellent progression opportunities

Hourly Rate uplifts for working beyond 10pm and weekends

Qualifications

• Experience working in children's services, youth work, or in care.
• Willingness to complete required certifications.
• Ability to manage varied shift patterns including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with trauma and challenging behaviours.
• Assist in children's homes with residential care.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals and families.

Skills

Experience with children and young people

Learning Disabilities

Mental Health

Challenging Behaviours

Education

Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent

Job description

Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? A job working for the council could be for you!

Please note, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.

I am looking for passionate Support Workers with experience working with Children and/or Young Adults with either traumatic backgrounds, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health or Challenging Behaviours.

My client is the local council who have a portfolio of children's homes open in and around Leeds as well as plans to open more.The homes support young people with trauma and difficult starts in life and specialist homes for young people with learning disabilities.

If you have experience with children and young people in SEN education, youth work, young offenders or fostering, a career in children's homes is for you.

Benefits include:

• £26,421 per annum
• Hourly Rate uplifts for working beyond 10pm and for working Weekends
• OTE is £31,000 per annum
• Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews, enhanced pension benefit
• Job security in a local council employer
• Excellent progression opportunities within the council

Do you have:

• Experience of working within children or young adults with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes
• Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent (or willingness to complete)
• Ability to complete shifts patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.

For more information apply now.

Please note, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.