Support Worker - Wigan, United Kingdom - Red and Grey

Red and Grey

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Wigan, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Do you want to enable children and young people who have been taken into care to have the best possible start in life? Are you enthusiastic, resilient, and driven to enrich and make a difference in the lives of young people?

Our Social Care are recruiting for a Senior Childrens Residential Support Worker for a 3 bedded Children's home in Preston with immediate starts.

You will be working alongside an experienced team of Managers and Support Workers to provide the best possible care for the children in the home.

Overview:

Title: Children's Residential Support Worker
Pay: £ £15.00 per hour
Location: Wigan
Hours: Flexible pattern available, pick and choose the shifts you want every week. 12 hours shift pattern, days, nights and sleep in's available.

Benefits:

Excellent Rates of pay, weekly pay, and no payroll charges
Support from an specialist consultant
Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA,PMVA,PBM)

The role:
What you'll be doing as a Children's Residential Support Worker

To support the children and young people in all day to day activities and interests
To assist with leading the team, rotas, supervisions and supporting the manager
To promote the young persons independence and wellbeing
To attend weekends away, holidays and trips away with the Children
To attend weekend and evening activities to support the children and young people in their interests.
To protect the children and young people from any risks to their health and welfare
To provide emotional and practical support to the young people within your home.
To ensure the safety of young people by maintaining an uptodate knowledge of care plans and guidelines
To support, overcome and learn to minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging.

What you'll need to be successful as a Children's Residential Support Worker

A desire to create positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people
Empathetic, caring and resilient nature
At least 2 years experience of working with children or within a similar Social Care setting
Valid UK Driving Licence
Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to obtain one
The right to work in the UK

Salary:
Up to £30,000.00 per year

Benefits: