Childrens Residential Care Workers
Description✓Childrens Residential Care Workers
✓Bolton, Greater Manchester, Flexible working
✓Starting salary £21,283.00 + 25% enhanced pay for weekends + excellent benefits
✓Office Bods are working with a local trust who are growing their services and recruiting Children's Residential Care Workers to support young people with a range of additional needs and learning difficulties.
✓The trust are recruiting for Childrens Residential Care Workers to provide support to young people with complex health care needs, learning difficulties and autism
✓They are looking for people who share their vision to champion a better future for the children, young people and adults they support.
✓Childrens Residential Care Workers Responsibilities
✓As a children's Residential Support Worker, you will work as part of a residential childcare team providing support for individuals with their physical, emotional, and social needs with an emphasis on promoting independence.
✓Working on your own initiative and as part of a team, your role as Children's Residential Support Worker will be to prepare, assist and enable the young people to fulfil the aims of their person-centred plan
✓You will support the children and young people with communication and work closely in a team that has a passion to enhance the young people's lives whilst accessing the service.
✓You will work flexibly to undertake the full range of duties in a well-planned way that respects and values the children and young people as individuals.
✓You will be expected to key work children and young people.
✓You will support children and young people with a range of communication methods to promote choices, fulfilment and achievement.About you & Qualifications
✓Ideally, we're looking for someone with experience in a similar background/experience working with complex care/LD, but it's not essential as full training will be provided.
✓Following a successful 6 month probation period, you will undertake a QCF level 3 or 4 qualification with support from an assessor and supervision.
✓Good communication and interpersonal skills
✓You'll be expected to liaise with other staff, parents/carers and professionals.
✓Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, taking the lead when required, maintaining & encouraging open and honest communication.
✓You'll be writing reports, so a good standard of written English and IT skills would be essential.
✓Transporting children / young people to an activity or school is a requirement
✓A driving licence that has been held for 12 months would be desirable.More Information/Benefits include:
✓Hours: 37.5 hours per week
✓Starting salary £21,283.00
✓Two increments a year
✓In addition to this basic salary, you can also earn £87.50 per sleep in and an additional 25% enhancement for all weekend hours worked.
✓27 days annual leave rising to 30 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years plus bank holidays.
✓Company pension plan with 7% employer contribution.
✓Many onsite services have free onsite parking
✓Comprehensive training and continuing development opportunities.
✓Flexible working encouraged.
✓Full & Part time opportunities available
✓If you are looking for your next step in Childrens Residential Care please click the link to apply or get in touch by phone or email, call [phone number removed] [mobile] or email Show more →
✓Bolton, Greater Manchester, Flexible working
✓Starting salary £21,283.00 + 25% enhanced pay for weekends + excellent benefits
✓Office Bods are working with a local trust who are growing their services and recruiting Children's Residential Care Workers to support young people with a range of additional needs and learning difficulties.
✓The trust are recruiting for Childrens Residential Care Workers to provide support to young people with complex health care needs, learning difficulties and autism
✓They are looking for people who share their vision to champion a better future for the children, young people and adults they support.
✓Childrens Residential Care Workers Responsibilities
✓As a children's Residential Support Worker, you will work as part of a residential childcare team providing support for individuals with their physical, emotional, and social needs with an emphasis on promoting independence.
✓Working on your own initiative and as part of a team, your role as Children's Residential Support Worker will be to prepare, assist and enable the young people to fulfil the aims of their person-centred plan
✓You will support the children and young people with communication and work closely in a team that has a passion to enhance the young people's lives whilst accessing the service.
✓You will work flexibly to undertake the full range of duties in a well-planned way that respects and values the children and young people as individuals.
✓You will be expected to key work children and young people.
✓You will support children and young people with a range of communication methods to promote choices, fulfilment and achievement.About you & Qualifications
✓Ideally, we're looking for someone with experience in a similar background/experience working with complex care/LD, but it's not essential as full training will be provided.
✓Following a successful 6 month probation period, you will undertake a QCF level 3 or 4 qualification with support from an assessor and supervision.
✓Good communication and interpersonal skills
✓You'll be expected to liaise with other staff, parents/carers and professionals.
✓Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, taking the lead when required, maintaining & encouraging open and honest communication.
✓You'll be writing reports, so a good standard of written English and IT skills would be essential.
✓Transporting children / young people to an activity or school is a requirement
✓A driving licence that has been held for 12 months would be desirable.More Information/Benefits include:
✓Hours: 37.5 hours per week
✓Starting salary £21,283.00
✓Two increments a year
✓In addition to this basic salary, you can also earn £87.50 per sleep in and an additional 25% enhancement for all weekend hours worked.
✓27 days annual leave rising to 30 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years plus bank holidays.
✓Company pension plan with 7% employer contribution.
✓Many onsite services have free onsite parking
✓Comprehensive training and continuing development opportunities.
✓Flexible working encouraged.
✓Full & Part time opportunities available
✓If you are looking for your next step in Childrens Residential Care please click the link to apply or get in touch by phone or email, call [phone number removed] [mobile] or email Show more →
Features
- ✓25% enhanced pay for weekends