Children's Residential Support Worker

**Package Description**:
Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People? Our children’s home in Bramhall Park, Cheadle Hulme works with Children and Young People who have Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (EBD).

**The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.**

You will be working in a caring home environment, nurturing, and supporting the young people we work with helping them to overcome the issues that are facing. You will work with the team and the Registered Manager to give the support that these Children and Young People deserve to help make life better for them.

**Location - Bramhall Park, Cheadle Hulme**

**Hours**:

- 37.5 hours per week

**Salary**:

- £23,412

£96 for sleep-in shifts.

25% uplift on hourly rate for weekend shifts.

**We also offer.**
- ** Annual Leave** 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
- ** Generous pension scheme** **and death in service benefit**, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
- ** Occupational sick pay** and family friendly policies including **enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.**:

- ** Reward and Discount platform** offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Proud to be a **real living wage employer**:

- ** Refer a friend scheme**, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
- Comprehensive **training and development opportunities**, including apprenticeship qualifications
- ** Long service awards** including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of **Wellbeing **across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
- Access to our **Employee Assistance Programme** for you and adults at your home

**We also provide a caring, supportive environment for all our employees, with a strong emphasis on a good work / life balance, and this something you can’t put a value on**

**A**bout the position.**
- As a children’s Residential Support Worker, you will work as part of a residential childcare team providing support for the children and young people with their physical, emotional, and social needs with an emphasis on promoting their personal growth and independence.
- Working on your own initiative and as part of a team, you will be to preparing and assisting the children and 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 improve their lives whilst in our care.
- 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.

We provide compassionate, nurturing care for the children and young people who are in crisis and have complex needs, supporting them to move on from a difficult past to a brighter future.

**About you.**

You don’t have to have any previous childcare experience as full training is provided, but if you have experience that is a bonus We look for applicants who have the following skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills. You’ll be expected to liaise with other staff, parents/carers, and professionals.
- Am ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, taking the lead when required, maintaining & encouraging open and honest communication.
- A good standard of written English and IT skills would be essential, you will be writing reports and keep record of the Children and Young Peoples progress.
- 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.

Is this you? Are you ready to make a positive change? **Then please take a closer look at the **Full Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this advert.**

**We are a Real Living Wage employer.**

Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher salaries than the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.

**_ In order for the Trust to meet its apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year._**

**Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert as we are seeking more than one individual.**
- If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep co