Senior Childrens Residential Support Worker

Esland; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Esland is seeking a Senior Children's Residential Support Worker in Lancaster to provide high-quality support to young people in a residential setting. The role involves developing care plans, fostering positive relationships, and ensuring a nurturing environment. Candidates should hold a Level 3 Diploma and possess supervisory experience. Competitive salary and numerous benefits are offered, including career development opportunities and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Fully funded Level 3/4/5 workforce qualification

Esland pension scheme

248 hours annual leave

Opportunities for overtime

Comprehensive, paid induction training

Career development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Monthly recognition awards

Free parking

Birthday day off

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience essential.
• Experience in a children's home setting is vital.
• Passion for nurturing young people and working shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to care plans and risk assessments.
• Forming effective relationships with young people and their families.
• Ensuring the home is clean and maintaining records.

Skills

Nurturing

Communication

Leadership

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People

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Esland are driven to changing children’s’ lives for the better by providing best-in-class specialist services. We are looking for residential support workers and senior support workers to join our growing, highly valued team. Our teams are “professional parents’ who are nurturing and supportive, giving our children high levels of care and allowing them to achieve amazing outcomes. Our homes vary in size and provide therapeutic, EBD and complex trauma support services.

We think that our teams are the best in the industry - if you want to join us, there has never been a better time!

The Role Of a Senior Support Worker Will Involve

Contributing to the young person’s care plans and risk assessments, their review and implementation

Forming effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies

Ensuring the home is kept clean and in a tidy condition, adhering to the cleaning rota system, encouraging the young people to participate as appropriate

Ensuring that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from shift and Managers.

Maintaining and promoting residential care work to high levels of professionalism expected by Esland and Ofsted

Contributing to the educational and social development of each young person and assisting in the implementation of Individual Education Programs

Meeting the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximising opportunities for their development

Providing support to the deputy/manager of the home whilst on shift and performing senior duties as directed

What We Are Looking For From You

Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People or equivalent (highly desirable)

Supervisory Experience (essential)

Experience in a children's home setting (essential)

Passion to help nurture young people

Be able to work shift patterns including sleep ins (Rota plan given in advance but likely to be 2 on 4 off)

Full, UK driving licence (essential)

All candidates must be over the age of 21 to meet industry regulations

Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices (the company will cover the costs).

What We Can Offer

A salary of £31,398 to £33,474 per year, depending on qualifications (based on a pay rate of £12.35 to £13.35 per hour and undertaking 8 sleeps per month on average) - please note that these pay rates will take effect from 01.04.2024

Enrolment onto the fully funded Level 3/4/5 Children and Young People’s Workforce qualification

Enrolment into Esland pension scheme

248 hours annual leave per year

Opportunities to pick up extras shifts / overtime at enhanced rate

Bank holidays paid at time and a half

Comprehensive, paid induction training (that is accredited through the Bild Association of Certified Training) and ongoing training within the role

Fantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 50 colleagues last year

Cycle to work scheme

A £500 bonus via our 'Refer a Friend’ scheme

Monthly recognition awards

Casual dress code

Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-Together

Food available whilst on shift

Free parking

A day off for your birthday (in addition to your holiday entitlement)

Access to a holiday home based in the Peak District where you can stay for free, on the company!

The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life!

About Esland

With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.

This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.

With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Individual and Family Services

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