Flexible Residential Support Worker - Halifax, United Kingdom - Calderdale Council

Calderdale Council
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Halifax, United Kingdom

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Description
Application closing date
16/11/202- Location
Halifax

  • Salary
Scale 5, scp 12-17, £24,496 - £26,845 per annum, pro rata (actual salary £12,248 - £13,422)

  • Package
18.5 hours per week.

  • Job category/type
Council

  • Job description

Post Ref:
CC828
We are looking to recruit 5 x Residential Support Workers (RSW) to support young people in Residential Childrens Homes.


You will be working within Children and Young People's Service, caring for young people with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties within one of our residential settings.


You will work as part of a dedicated team responsible for caring for children providing them with positive life experiences and enabling them to achieve their personal best.

There will also be an element of the role which will require the worker to support young people and their families.


We are at an exciting time within our residential services as we are investing and increasing our resource so we can care for our own children within Calderdale.

We currently have outstanding homes and so we want to create even more, to support our children and young people.

Our core service values are built on Honesty, Accountability and Aspirations, investing in everyone's development, creating opportunities that shapes better futures for young people in Residential Child Care.


  • Ability to care and support young people build resilience within personal development, providing a safe place to grow and thrive, explore lifelong learning opportunities that will support them in education.
  • Ability to focusing on emotional welfare and promoting best ways of parenting, coaching skills that will support individuals as they transfer through adolescents into adulthood, essentially working towards permanency.
  • To work effectively as part of a team and disciplined to follow advice and guidance set out by the home.
  • Ability to remain composed in conflict, challenging and crisis situations employing a solution focused approach to ensure safe and best practices are employed.
  • Ability to role model positive behaviours and choices for young people to understand and learn.
  • Ability to provide high standards of care for all service users, promoting best practice in achieving agreed goals and ambitions set out by the home.
  • Demonstrate energy, enthusiasm, selfmotivated and adaptable in working to a high standard and contributing to a dynamic, developing service.
  • Ability to provide emotional warmth, resilience, and can build positive, trusting and empathetic relationships with young people and their families.
  • Ability to advocate for young people and equally represent the home and organisation professionally to high standards.
  • Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills, including excellent IT skills to be able to compile and maintain children and young people's records, participating in all aspects of administration.
  • Ability to motivate young people emotionally and physically, participating in recreational activities.
  • The role requires an individual to be flexible; available to cover shifts including evenings, weekends and school and public holidays.

Closing date:
Thursday 16th November 2023

Interview date:

TBC
We may utilise digital interview methods.


On 30 January 2019, the Council declared a climate emergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle climate change.

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date, an early submission is advised.
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