Senior Children's Home Residential Support Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Sleep-in pay (£60 per sleep-in)

Holiday entitlement: 224 hours

Bank holidays at x1.5

Petrol reimbursement 40p/mile

Job summary

FRONTrunner Recruitment Ltd in Wrexham is recruiting for a Senior Residential Support Worker in a children's home. You will support children with breakfast, dressing, school runs, meals, bedtime, and daily routines while providing emotional support and development guidance.

The role follows a 2-on/4-off pattern and requires a driving licence for local mobility. Benefits include enhanced salary with Level 3 qualification, sleep-in payments, generous holiday entitlement, bank holiday enhanced pay,

Qualifications

• Living in or around the Wrexham area.
• Full UK driving licence; own vehicle preferred, house car available.
• NVQ Level 3 Diploma would be beneficial but not required.
• Experience in children's homes dealing with children.

Responsibilities

• Support children with daily routines: breakfast, dressing, school runs, washing, meals and bedtime.
• Provide emotional support and aid learning and development for stability.
• Work pattern: 2 days/nights on, 4 days off; on-site at a children\'s home in Wrexham.

Skills

Driving licence

Childcare experience

Local to Wrexham

Education

NVQ Level 3 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 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 in Wrexham
• 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 Wrexham 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

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