Senior Children's Home Residential Support Worker

FRONTrunner Recruitment Ltd; Wirral; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established care company in the Wirral is seeking a Senior Residential Support Worker to provide live-in support for children with challenging behavior. You will help children with daily routines, fostering emotional support and development in a stable environment. The role offers a competitive salary, benefits including private health care, and opportunities for further training.

Benefits

£15.40 per hour (or £14.81 without Level 3)

£60 per sleep-in shift

224 hours holiday per year

Bank holidays paid at x1.5

Private health care

Training and development support

Petrol claim of 40p per mile

Qualifications

• Experience within children's homes dealing with children.
• Will consider candidates working towards Level 3 qualification.
• Living in or around the Wirral area.

Responsibilities

• Work in a children's residential home on the Wirral.
• Support children with daily tasks and emotional needs.
• Provide a stable and loving environment.

Skills

Experience working with children

Full UK driving licence

Ability to support emotional development

Education

NVQ level 3 Diploma for 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 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.

Due to a new home opening in a few weeks, they are recruiting for a Children’s Home Senior Residential Support Worker, 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
• 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

• £15.40 if you have your Level 3, £14.81 if you don’t have it 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 Wirral 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

For an immediate interview please Click Apply and speak with Adam Southam.

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