Residential Support Worker

Job Title: Residential Support Worker
Location: Oldham
Contract: Permanent FullTime (PartTime options available)
Hours: Approximately 40 hours per week

Salary: 12.70 per hour
SleepIn Rate: 65 per night

Benefits: 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) career progression opportunities and additional benefits.

Role Summary:

We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Residential Support Worker to join our team. In this role you will provide essential care and support to children and young people ensuring their emotional physical and developmental needs are met in a safe and nurturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• ChildCentered Care: Provide consistent care and support to children ensuring their needs are met in a compassionate and childfocused manner.
• Daily Living Support: Assist with everyday tasks such as personal care cooking cleaning and managing pocket money while encouraging the development of life skills.
• Key Working: Act as a key worker or cokey worker supporting individual care plans and helping children achieve their full potential.
• Educational Support: Encourage and support childrens education and learning activities both in and out of the home.
• Compliance: Adhere to care plans risk assessments and company policies to ensure a safe and compliant environment.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records including daily logs and financial records to ensure thorough documentation of care.
• Health & Safety: Ensure all health and safety standards are met contributing to a safe living and working environment.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues to deliver consistent highquality care participating actively in team meetings and handovers.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience: Previous experience in a residential care setting is preferred especially working with children or young people.
• Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Childrens Residential Care is preferred but not essential; training opportunities are available for the right candidate.
• Skills: Strong communication skills the ability to work effectively as part of a team and a commitment to providing highquality care.
• Right to Work: Must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

Team Collaboration and Support:

• Collaboration: Contribute to a positive team environment working together to achieve the homes objectives.
• Support: Provide informal support to colleagues helping to maintain a consistent approach to care.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in regular supervision sessions and training to enhance your skills and contribute to the development of the team.

Apologies but we can only accept applications from candidates that have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

Lotus Recruitment Ltd are an employment agency acting on behalf of our clients.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive as much as we would like to it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) career progression opportunities and additional benefits.

Remote Work :

No