Senior Residential Children's Support Worker/team

What we aim to do is offer support and nurture for children and young people with emotional behaviour difficulties; and help navigate through day-to-day life using the therapeutic trauma informed PACE approach. Your role will see you as a role model to the young people, aiding in improving their overall health and well-being. We want to ensure that our staff team feel valued as that will allow them to ensure that our children receive the best care possible. This will be a home, with a warm atmosphere and requires likeminded, motivated, and compassionate support workers to continue to provide outstanding care to our children.

The role of Residential Senior Support Worker involves:

- Take responsibility for the effective and efficient running of shifts.
- Assist management of the home in developing the skills and potential of residential support workers.
- Ensure that all administrative requirements of the home by completing and maintaining accurate.
- To be aware, familiar with and observe the Company guidelines on Health and Safety, Fire safety procedures and Food Hygiene and report any unsafe practices and conditions.
- To contribute to the development of individuals and the team through active participation in effective supervision, team meetings, training sessions etc.
- To work effectively alongside other team members to ensure the young people develop in a caring and consistent environment/atmosphere.
- To have effective communication skills, with young people, staff team and other professional bodies.
- To take responsibility for running the household effectively, setting and maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
- To keep abreast of good practice in order to develop skills, knowledge and experience, in accordance with your personal development contract.
- Liaising with families and professionals to ensure the best possible care is being provided and carried out
- Taking a proactive approach in supporting the children with attending and engaging in their education
- Carry out general housekeeping duties, including cooking, cleaning, and completing health and safety checks
- Comply with GDPR and Health and Safety regulations
- Shifts are on a rota-basis and can involve sleep-ins
- Shifts will either start at 8am, 10am or 2pm depending on the needs of the children, and finish at either 10pm or 10:30am the following morning if on a sleep.

**What we are looking for from you**:

- Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People or equivalent (highly desirable)
- Experience in a children's home setting (essential)
- Supervisory experience (essential)
- Passion to help nurture young people
- Be able to work shift patterns including sleep ins
- Full, UK driving licence (essential)

**What we can offer**:

- A salary of £26,200 to £28,836 per year, depending on qualifications (based on a pay rate of £12.37 to £13.64 per hour and undertaking 8 sleeps per month)
- Enrolment onto the fully funded Level 3/4/5 Children and Young People’s Workforce qualification
- Enrolment into company pension scheme
- 28 days annual leave per year - Annual leave increased up to 31 days depending on accrued service
- Comprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the role
- Monthly recognition awards
- Casual dress code
- Blue Light Card cost covered.
- The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life
- Employee Wellbeing will be added to monthly salary every month after probation
- Service recognition bonus awards yearly.
- Team referral scheme

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. All employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.

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

**Salary**: £26,200.00-£28,836.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Referral programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)
- QCF/ NVQ L3 in Children and Young People (preferred)

Work Location: In person