Senior Children's Home Residential Support Worker

FRONTrunner Recruitment Ltd; St Helens; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Sleep-in pay £60 per sleep in

224 hours holiday per year

Bank holidays paid at 1.5x

Mileage reimbursement 0.40/mile

Job summary

FRONTrunner Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Support Worker to join a residential children's home in Wallasey. You will support children with daily routines, meals, dressing, school runs and personal care while providing emotional support and aiding development.

Shifts include 2 full days and nights on, followed by 4 days and nights off, with opportunities for training and career development. Experience in children's homes is preferred.

Qualifications

• Living in or around the Wallasey area.
• You must have a full UK driving licence and ideally your own vehicle but there is a house car you will have access to.
• NVQ level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce would be very beneficial but would consider someone who is working towards their Level 3 qualification
• You will need experience working within children's homes dealing with children.

Responsibilities

• Based in a children's residential home in Wallasey CH44 area.
• Working 2 full days and nights and then having 4 days and nights off.
• Working with children with a younger age.
• Supporting the child with making them breakfast, helping getting them dressed and to school, putting on washing, pick up's from school, cooking dinner, getting them bathed and to bed
• Making sure they are supported emotionally and aiding their learning and development to give them a stable and loving environment.

Job description

A great opportunity to work with an established and growing care company providing residential live in support for children and teenagers with challenging behaviour. They are always growing and take pride in the support they give the children - they believe that setting them up with the life skills now will help them turn into well rounded members of the community. Their staff are always on hand to provide emotional support as well as helping to teach and develop the children for the future.

Responsibilities

• Based in a children's residential home in Wallasey CH44 area
• Working 2 full days and nights and then having 4 days and nights off
• Working with children with a younger age
• Supporting the child with making them breakfast, helping getting them dressed and to school, putting on washing, pick up's from school, cooking dinner, getting them bathed and to bed
• Making sure they are supported emotionally and aiding their learning and development to give them a stable and loving environment

Benefits and salary of a Children's Home Senior Support Worker

• £15.94 if you have your Level 3, £15.33 if you don't but you do have the experience
• £60 per sleep in
• 224 hours holiday per year - you get an extra 2 days when you have been there 2 years
• Bank holidays paid at x1.5
• Private health care
• A great support network with further training and development
• Claim petrol back for 40p per mile

Qualifications/Experience/Requirements to be a Senior Support Worker

• Living in or around the Wallasey area
• You must have a full UK driving licence and ideally your own vehicle but there is a house car you will have access to
• NVQ level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce would be very beneficial but would consider someone who is working towards their Level 3 qualification
• You will need experience working within children's homes dealing with children