Children's Residential Support Worker

2 days ago


Lancaster, United Kingdom Cherish Children's Care Full time

**Cherish Children’s Care are looking to expand their team of Support Workers for our home in Ellel, Lancaster. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a growing company that offers full training and management progression.**

Specialising in providing support to children and young people with emotional and behavioural issues, Cherish Childrens Care provides residential children's homes across the northwest. Our therapeutic homes provide our children and young people with a nurturing environment that supports them to safe and cared for.

Our team of Residential Practitioners worker alongside the management team in developing a comprehensive package of support for each young person ensuring that they are able to achieve positive outcomes for themselves. As a Residential Support Practitioner you will be hands on in supporting our children and young people with their day to day life, supporting them to education, activities, preparing meals and maintaining appointments / health needs.

We are looking to recruit Residential Support Workers who are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children.
- Hold a Level 3 NVQ Children or equivalent (desirable)
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- To be self-motivated and task orientated.
- Can demonstrate confidence in liaising with Social Workers, Police, LADO and families.
- The desire and passion to safeguard, motivate, and inspire the young people in your care.
- The characteristics and personality to handle challenging behavior effectively and professionally.
- Shift work including weekends, evenings & sleep in duties.

**The key duties of the role are**:

- To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and cultural needs of children and young people within the care of the home.
- To provide a caring, supportive, and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel safe and secure and free from harm. Establishing positive, warm and rewarding relationships with the children/young people..
- Be responsible for reporting regularly on each young person’s daily events at the residential home and always maintain all necessary information confidentially following the quality standards.

In return you will be offered a competitive salary package; pension options; full training and ongoing development and high levels of support from both our in house and Head Office team.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further please contact Alex on 01253 766888.

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

**Salary**: £11.35 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- L3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or above (preferred)
- Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HIGHRESI



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