Therapeutic Residential Worker

Action for Children
**Role: Therapeutic Residential Worker**

**Salary**:Up to £28,000 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications)**

**Salary range is £23,151.50 to £28,000 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications, p**lus, **additional** Sleep-in allowance of £50 per shift)**

**Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full Time 37 hours a week,**

**Closing Date is Friday 31**st** May.**

**Location: Newcastle upon Tyne**

**Benefits**: Annual leave of 29 days PLUS public holidays, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, up to 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands, check out more on our careers portal. Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.

**Vulnerable children in the UK need your help.**

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 671,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

**Why Action for Children?**

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that fwhen we work together, we can make a dramatic difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

**Abit about the role**:
Do you have a strong background in children's residential care? Are you focused and passionate about changing the lives of children and young people for the better? We have a unique opportunity for therapeutic residential staff to join our team.

The successful applicants will have a real opportunity to work as part of a team, who will improve the outcomes of children and young people by providing safe, stable, and loving homes for them to live and thrive in.

**What you'll be doing**:
In the role of Therapeutic Residential Worker, you will be promoting Action for Children's values as well as supporting the Registered Manager, Teams Leaders, and the Residential Support Workers to achieve positive outcomes.

**How you'll help to create brighter futures**
- Having a positive proactive outlook in providing support to children**.**:

- Taking responsibility for the personal care and the daily needs of the young people.
- Being resilient in supporting children through challenging situations.
- Being responsible for the safeguarding of young people.
- Maintaining accurate records of children's stays.

**In the role of Therapeutic Residential Worker, we're ideally looking for someone who has**:

- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent
- A positive and confident approach to engaging with children and young people.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Working here is so much more than a joband who knows where it'll take you Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you.

**Good to **know.**

**Application Process**

**Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this **role**.**

**There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, **Supporting** Statement & Information, Equality & **Diversity**, **Submission** & **Declaration**.**

**Diversity**, equality and **inclusion**

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

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