Senior Support Worker

1 day ago

Wigan, United Kingdom Next Stage 4 Life LTD Full time

**Do you have previous experience of working within Residential Childcare, especially working with children who have experienced significant trauma?**

**Do you have a Level 3 qualification in Children's Residential Childcare?**

**Do you hold a full driving license, have access to a vehicle and have business insurance?**

We are looking for a passionate and energetic individual to join our team as a Senior Residential Support Worker. Our children’s home in Wigan is a two-bed home for children with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties, our work is underpinned by a therapeutic parenting model which is guided by our in-house therapists.

Our Senior Residential Support Workers are key members of the team, providing high standards of child-centred support and care to our children/young people. Through a creative and caring approach, you will build good relationships with our children, supporting them to achieve their potential and explore new opportunities and interests. Participation in activities is a key task for the role, so energy and initiative is vital.

**Our Senior Residential Support Worker role attracts an annual salary of £21,352.50 plus sleep-in and on-call allowance. You will complete 10 sleep-in duties per month and 4 on call duties (please note if you are called in while on call an additional payment will be made in line with your hourly rate)**

Our Senior Residential Support Workers support with the following:

- Support the management with the day-to-day operations of the home.
- Assisting the management team with the supervisions of support workers
- Inducting new staff into the home
- Ensuring the highest standards of care in relation to the Children/Young People’s physical and emotional wellbeing to ensure that they achieve their expected outcomes in line with the child’s care plan.
- Work within the legal framework for Children's homes, ensuring safeguarding underpins practise.
- Writing and maintaining placement and risk management plans
- Supporting and encouraging educational engagement.
- Participate in training.

To ensure the young people are cared for in a consistent manner, a rota system is in place which includes sleeping in and on call duties. This provides the children with the much-needed security and nurture they have often missed through their childhood. Whilst you are on shift the home will become a comfortable space for you as day-to-day living is very similar to that of your own home. All home comforts including private sleeping in room and meals are provided.

**Your Benefits**
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive induction
- Pension scheme
- Medicash
- We cover the cost of your enhanced disclosure check/update service cost.
- Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
- Employee recognition scheme.

Work remotely
- No

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

**Salary**: £10.95 per hour

Additional pay:

- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Wellness programmes

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Holidays
- Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)
- Level 3 CYP qualification (required)

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