Senior Residential Child Care Worker

1 week ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Alfred & Associates Full time

**Senior Residential Childcare Worker**

**Location: Leicester LE7**

**Salary**: up to £13.50 p/h DOE (+ sleep-in allowance up to £50 per sleep DOE)

**Job type**:Full time

**Shift Pattern**: 40 hours per week (shift pattern)

We are looking for a Senior Residential Childcare Worker for one of our clients Residential Children’s Home based in Leicester.

Our client is a provider of residential children services for children and young people with EBD and behaviours that challenge, offering a homely work environment and a supportive management team with ongoing training.

As a senior residential childcare worker, you will play a full and effective role as a member of the staff team, providing high-quality assessment and residential care for young people with EBD and behaviours that challenge.

Our client is looking for a dedicated organised senior childcare worker who can lead a shift and take the initiative to work well independently as well as working well with other members of the staff team.

**Senior Residential Childcare Worker Duties and Responsibilities include**:

- Plan, manage and lead shifts
- Encourage, support and guide members of the staff team
- Attend case reviews, planning meetings and any other meetings as required
- Undertake specific administration tasks as directed by the Home Manager
- Actively participate in supervision, appraisal, training, meetings & consultancies
- Maintain records as required
- To be alert to signs of distress or abuse and to ensure that the young people are monitored and protected, and their needs are met ensuring that all safeguarding needs are met
- Contribute to care planning and the implementation of these plans
- Taking responsibility for a small number of young people and ensuring that their needs are fully met
- Establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm and rewarding

**Requirements for this Senior Residential Childcare Worker position are**:

- Diploma Level 3 in Residential Childcare
- Experience of working in a senior position
- 2 years’ experience of working within a residential childcare environment
- Experience of working with young people with EBD and behaviours that challenge
- Able to work on a shift pattern which includes sleep-ins

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to £13.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Leicester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Does your CV clearly state that you have a NVQ level 3 in Residential Childcare? (ESSENTIAL)
- What is your postcode?
- What is your Notice period?
- Are you on the DBS Update service?
- What age group of children do you have professional experience with?

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 1 year (required)
- working with social, emotional and mental health needs: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in residential childcare (required)
- ANSWER FOR ALL PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS ABOVE (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: AISRCWL



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