Residential Support Worker

Salary £21,968-£24,054 Per annum | Permanent, Part Time, 20 hours per week | Children's Residential Service - Evergreen Lodge | Pro Rata

Lancashire County Council's Award-Winning Short Break Service is Recruiting:
**Residential Support Workers (Waking Watch)
The Short Break Service offers care for Children with Different Abilities.
- Waking Watch Night Support - £11.39 rising to £12.47 after 5 years service +33% weekend enhancement & +25% night rate.

**_Who are we_**

It's an exciting time to be part of our Residential Overnight Short Break Service. We care for children who have a range of disabilities that include severe learning disability, physical disabilities, associated medical conditions - medical needs, Autism and behaviours that challenge.

Short breaks make a huge difference to families, and this is reflected in our services rated as Outstanding or Good by Ofsted

We are now recruiting for Residential Support Workers (Waking Watch) in South Ribble.

As a Residential Service we hold very strong views and beliefs that our children deserve the very best care and support that we can offer. We pride ourselves in developing positive, supportive & meaningful relationships with our children and their families.

With an emphasis on working creatively, we promote lots of fun activities for our children inside and outside the homes and ensure that our children and young people are supported to develop in all areas of life.

**_Could you work in a Residential Overnight Breaks Children's Home?
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**Residential Child Care Workers (RCCW) **, work in a children's home where children and young people aged between 0 years and 17 years visit for respite care. An important part of the role is acting as keyworker to a child and their family, developing care plans, risk assessments and attending meetings with other professionals.

You will support the personal care needs of each child. You will learn non-parent carer medical skills and understand how to manage conditions such as epilepsy and asthma. You would be the child's voice and learn how to communicate effectively with pre-verbal children using total communication methods, which may include systems such as Sign along and Picture Exchange Communication Systems.

You will be able to develop fun relationships with the children and encourage their social development. You will be able to offer appropriate activities to promote increased wellbeing and feelings of self-worth.

Residential Child Care Workers eat and sleep at the home (on a rota basis) with the children and young people and undertake household tasks including cleaning, cooking, shopping.

As a waking watch Residential Support Worker (RSW or waking watch) you would work through the night monitoring and supporting the same young people with on-call sleep-in staff onsite. You would contribute to care plans to promote a positive sleep pattern.

There will also be a requirement once trained to receive and dispense medication in line with our medication policy and deliver personal care promoting dignity and independence during the children and young people's stays.

**_What our children want from you _**

We encourage our children to participate and get involved during their stays and we like to identify goals and achievements for them to aim towards. We want people who can see the child not the disability and who can offer a level of care and understanding for the various needs and challenges that can present when looking after children with different abilities

Our children want to feel welcome, reassured, loved and valued in a setting away from their family home.

**_What you can expect from us _**

We have an ambitious, confident, and motivated management team who are experienced, supportive, and keen to help you learn and grow. We have over 50 free courses for you to learn new things, and even have funded qualifications we can support you with obtaining, up to degree level, should this be something that interests you.

We have a detailed induction programme specifically designed to cover all elements of the role, so that you have all the tools and knowledge ready to get going.

For all permanent staff, we will provide a monthly 1:1 reflective space with managers, a comprehensive Employee Support Offer, and lots of opportunity to network with other professionals that support children.

As an Organisation we offer a wide range of staff benefits including
- Access to Blues and Twos Credit Union
- Vivup membership - discounts in High Street shops and Supermarkets
- Meals & drinks are provided
- An extensive library of training & learning opportunities.
- A corporate cycle to work scheme which encourages wellbeing
- A generous local government pension scheme
- An extensive supportive and career developing training and induction program
- Extensive employee support and wellbeing services
- Blue Light Card Membership.
- Access to discounts, vouchers, and employee benefits from leading companies across