Senior Children's Home Residential Support Worker

FRONTrunner Recruitment Ltd; Wirral; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Sleep-in pay (£60 per sleep-in)

224 hours annual leave

Bank holidays paid at rate 1.5x

Mileage reimbursement (40p per mile)

Training and development support

Job summary

FRONTrunner Recruitment Ltd is assisting a care provider on the Wirral to recruit a Children's Home Deputy Manager. Based in a residential home, you will lead the support team, manage rotas and ensure care plans are followed while supporting the manager daily.

Role involves caring for children aged 6–16, with allowances for flexible hours, sleep-ins, and ongoing training. A Level 3 NVQ is essential, Level 5 a major advantage, and a full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Must hold NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People’s Workforce.
• Full UK driving licence; owning a vehicle preferred.
• Experience in residential child care settings.

Responsibilities

• Do staff rotas and lead the support team.
• Ensure care plans are adhered to and assist the manager.
• Support children with daily routines: breakfast, getting ready for school, dressing, washing, meals and bedtime.
• Based in a Wirral residential home.

Skills

Driving licence (UK)

Own vehicle

Education

NVQ level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce

NVQ level 5 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce

Job description

A great opportunity to work with an established and growing care company providing residential live in support for children and young adults with learning difficulties and 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.

Due to a new home opening next month they are recruiting for a Children's Home Deputy Manager you will be:

• Based in a children's residential home on the Wirral
• Working 2 full days and nights and then having 4 days and nights off but can be flexible
• Working with boys and girls from the ages of 6-16
• 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
• Doing rotas for staff, leading the support team, making sure care plans are adhered to and helping the manager run the home

Salary and Benefits of a children's home deputy manager:

• £16.25 per hour if you have your Level 3, £17.78 if you have your level 5
• £60 per sleep in
• An additional 16 hours per month paid for paperwork
• 224 hours holiday per year - you get an extra 2 days when you have been there 2 years
• Bank holidays paid at x1.5
• A great support network with further training and development
• Private health care
• Claim petrol back for 40p per mile

Qualifications/Experience/Requirements needs to be a Children's Home Deputy Manager

• Living in or around the Wirral
• 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 is essential - having level 5 or being on the course would be a major advantage
• Experience needed working in a residential child care framework

In the event that you are contacted for a role, please note that as part of the registration process you shall be required to provide FRONTrunner Recruitment Ltd. with proof of identity as well as proof of eligibility to work in the United Kingdom