Residential Childcare Support Worker

MWZ Care are looking for Residential Childcare Support Workers to join our team. As part of our team, you will help provide flexible, individual residential care packages for children and young people. Our goal is to transform lives by being passionate, innovative, and invested in everything we do.

To provide high quality care services that support the needs of children and young people, to be an advocate for their well-being, and to provide strong, motivational participation within the team.

We are looking for committed residential childcare workers for the following availability:
X3 waking nights.

x4 support workers with a range of shifts including days, nights, sleep ins.

x3 Bank/ casual workers

**Benefits**:

- Casual Dress
- 224 hours annual leave
- 3% Employer Pension contribution
- Competitive salary with overtime at plus £2 p/hour
- Free DBS check
- Refer a friend bonus scheme
- Comprehensive induction programme
- Career progression for all roles including on to accredited qualifications
- Therapeutic training & consultation for all staff
- A great work/life balance
- Team building events.
- Generous bonus schemes

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- To assist your managers to ensure the efficient operation of the service in accordance with the relevant legislation, procedures, policies and the Statement of Purpose for the home.
- Responsibility for safeguarding and promoting individual rights, providing outstanding quality care where differences are respected and valued.
- Achieve the highest standards of care for the children and young people.
- Support the young people in social activities.
- To co-ordinate and monitor casework and administrative functions of the home.
- To assist and supervise the continual assessment of the needs of the children and young people.
- To be involved in the induction, mentoring, and supervision of new employees.
- To keep up to date with training and development, enabling the service to have available all necessary skills and levels of expertise to meet the needs of the young people.
- Liaise with the various internal and external multi-disciplinary teams. This may also include chairing meetings, reviews and discussions.
- To organise duty rotas to ensure the needs of the young people are always met.
- To ensure that the company's financial and administrative procedures are adhered to, and to work within a set budget.
- Ensure all professional practice and medication processes within the home are conducted in line with personal plans.
- To promote appropriate and therapeutic relationships between adults and young people and their families—promoting the children and young people's involvement and participation in the day-to-day life of the home.
- To be part of an on-call system.
- Maintain a clean and safe environment. Ensure that the home is maintained to a high standard and that all repair/maintenance problems are dealt with promptly in accordance with the health and safety at work legislation.
- Any other such duties as may be required from time to time by the registered manager or their authorised representatives.

**This job description is not intended to be a complete list of duties and responsibilities, but it does indicate some of the main areas attached to the post.**

**Job Types**: Zero hours contract, Full-time

**Salary**:
RCW1 - £11.60 (sleep increment of £45)

RCW2 - £11.85 (sleep £50)

SRCW - £13.10 (sleep £55).

Waking nights:
RCW1 - £11.85

RCW2 - £12.10

SRCW - £13.35

**Job Types**: Full-time, Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £11.75-£13.75 per hour

Expected hours: 16 - 38 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee mentoring programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Loyalty bonus

Application question(s):

- What are your preferred shift types? (Day/Night)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- working with children: 1 year (preferred)
- working in a children residential care: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)
- Level 3 Children's Residential or equivalent qualification (preferred)

Work Location: In person