Residential Childcare Support Worker

4 days ago

Bridgwater, United Kingdom Headway Full time

**Residential Support Worker**

**Location**: Bridgwater, Somerset

**Contract**: Full Time/Permanent - 38 hours per week (2 sleep in shifts per week)

**Salary**: Unqualified - Basic salary of £23,257.52 **(£11.77)** + sleep in shifts (£36) = **£27,625.52**

Qualified
- Salary of £24,522.16 **(£12.41)** + sleep in shifts (£36) = **£28,890.16**

Headway Adolescent Resources were formed in 1999 and has established a good reputation in the residential adolescent childcare sector, and pride themselves in having the insight and ability to care for young people as individuals in a holistic manner, regardless of their background.

We are currently looking for Residential Child Care Workers to join our new residential home

Based in a children's residential home you will be working with young people with challenging behaviour, and you will need to be flexible, resilient, honest and well organised, as well as committed to providing a high standard of childcare to help young people achieve the best possible outcomes.

This is a permanent role with excellent career prospects and a comprehensive training programme within an expanding company.

You will be working on average 38 hours per week - 2 days on and 4 days off shift pattern with 2 sleep-ins. In addition, you will be eligible for generous allowances for bank holidays, overtime hours, and performance related bonus scheme.

**Applicants must have**:

- **Previous experience of working with challenging young people, preferably in a residential setting (but not essential)**:

- **Qualified to QCF level 3 in Children and Young People, or willing to work towards the qualification which will be fully funded.**:

- **Be capable of working on their own initiative to a high level of accuracy, maintain clear, neat records**:

- **Have good inter-personal skills, and be a positive team player**:

- **Computer experience to an intermediate level**:

- **The ability to complete daily records to meet statutory and policy requirements.**:

- **Empathetic nature**:

- **Have good oral and written communication skills in a variety of contexts**:

- **The ability to engage, motivate and encourage young people**:

- **Full manual driving license essential.

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