Senior Residential Support Worker

Job Vacancy: Senior Residential Support Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Senior Residential Support Worker to join a professional residential team caring for children and young people. The successful candidate will work in accordance with company policies, national standards, and relevant regulations to help create a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment.

Job Summary

• Location: Wallasey, Wirral

• Purpose: Engage in the effective delivery of residential childcare while upholding Quality Standards and Children''s Homes Regulations 2015. The role focuses on helping to establish a positive setting that prioritises the health, safety, emotional needs, and educational development of each young person.

Pay Rates & Potential Earnings

• Level 3 Qualified Hourly Rate: -15.94 per hour

• Unqualified Hourly Rate: -15.33 per hour

• Estimated Annual Earnings (Qualified): Approximately -37,804.80

  (Calculated on 160 contracted hours/month, plus an average of 10 sleep-ins at -60 each, over 12 months)

• Estimated Annual Earnings (Unqualified): Approximately -36,633.60

  (Calculated on 160 contracted hours/month, plus an average of 10 sleep-ins at -60 each, over 12 months)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Delivering effective individual care plans, risk assessments, and young person records in partnership with multi-agency teams.

• Safeguarding children and maintaining a positive, caring environment where physical and emotional needs are fully met.

• Supporting children to make progress, achieve positive outcomes, and develop essential life skills towards independence.

• Seeking out and acting upon children''s views and wishes wherever appropriate.

• Undertaking key worker responsibilities and maintaining high-quality daily records under the supervision of team leaders and managers.

• Performing sleep-in duties on a rota basis and demonstrating working flexibility to suit the needs of the service (including evenings, weekends, and holiday periods).

• Transporting young people to education, scheduled activities, and external appointments.

• Assisting with the day-to-day running of the home, including meal preparation, maintaining clean living spaces, managing household budgets, and assisting with rota cover.

• Providing direction, advice, and formal 1-to-1 supervision to support workers.

• Managing risk and understanding trauma and adverse childhood experiences to respond effectively to challenging behaviours.

Key Requirements

• Licence: Must possess a full UK driving licence.

• Experience: Minimum of 12 months working in a residential children''s home or similar setting.

• Qualifications: Good standard of applied literacy and numeracy, with a commitment to achieve or hold an NVQ/Diploma Level 3 in Caring for Children and Young People (or equivalent).

• Vetting: Must be willing to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and provide at least two satisfactory professional references.

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To discuss this vacancy in more detail or if you''d be interested in hearing about similar opportunities please contact Ethan Proud via: Mobile: (phone number removed)

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

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