Children's Residential Support Worker

Pay - Earn up to £32,160 per annum for 160 hours with up to 10 sleeps or Earn up to £38,592 per annum for 192 hours per month with up to 12 sleeps.

GET FAST TRACKED – If you already hold an Enhanced DBS for Children or Children and Adults and you’re on the Update Service, you may be eligible for our Fast Track recruitment route, allowing us to enroll you and start your training sooner. https://www.prosperitychildrensservices.co.uk/careers/fast-track/

About us

At Prosperity Children’s Services our mission is to improve the lives of children and young people in our care by providing safe, supportive and high-quality services across Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

Our therapeutic homes provide a stable foundation that many children may not have experienced before. It’s essential that both our environment and the staff who support our children and young people deliver the highest standard of care to ensure the best possible outcomes for every child.

Due to expansion, we now have a number of additional vacancies in our residential homes.

Key Responsibilities

As a residential support worker, you will be working with our Outstanding Managers and will support your team with the overall running of the home, care team and children in line with Ofsted legislation. A key component of the role will be a day-to-day support of the children in our care including household duties, cooking, shopping, laundry and adhering to safeguarding protocols in the home. The role is to ensure that all children receive appropriate care and education as required in their individual care plans.

The Successful Candidate will:

• Hold or be willing to working towards a level 3/4 qualification in Residential childcare.
• Thrive in a team environment and be flexible with the ability to work a rota pattern
• Be able to work shifts weekdays, evenings, weekends and nights
• Work alongside other passionate and inspiring support workers and instil motivation to the young people
• Be a part of helping the children and young people with their personal growth and development
• Hold experience of looking after children with emotional, behavioural, or mental health conditions, as such you will need to be compassionate, calm, resilient and understand the issues and challenges children face.
• Good communication skills are a must. You may be required to spend lengthy amounts of time with our young people therefore the ability to communicate well is essential.
• Good written and verbal skills. This role involves paperwork and liaising with local authorities. Record keeping and report writing as well as verbally reporting is essential.
• The ability to problem-solve, de-escalate, and divert attention.

Essential Requirements

• Full UK Driving Licence
• 1 years’ experience of working within Children’s homes or a similar setting
• Be willing to work towards a recognised qualification.

Prosperity Children’s Service is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of all children and young people in our care. All staff have a key role and responsibility in this area.

Want to know more about the role and working in residential care? Visit our website to take a tour of our homes and meet the team.https://www.prosperitychildrensservices.co.uk/our-homes

Would you like to gain a recognised qualification?

Mandatory Training and development ensure all our staff are fully equipped with the skills and knowledge required to safeguard every child’s safety and wellbeing. Our committed investment in our staff reflects our ongoing commitment to building a highly skilled, confident, and well supported workforce.

We will train and develop you so you can deliver our therapeutic model to support and care for the children and young people in the best possible way.

On commencing a role with us you will be required to attend our paid induction that will give you the tools to start your new career, this will include:

First Aid, Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Understanding Behaviour, CPI training, and shadow shifts with ongoing in-house training during your first six months. Following this and your commitment you will be required to complete a recognised qualification (NVQ level 3/4 working with children and young people in a residential setting) We have lots of opportunities for progression as the business has exciting growth plans over the next few years.

Staff benefits include:

• Paid Induction and ongoing training
• Private Health Care
• Death in Service
• Buy and sell annual leave.
• Pension Scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Refer a friend.
• Free meals while on shift
• Use of a company car during shift – you will never be expected to use our own vehicle during your shift.
• Christmas Voucher.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of any protected characteristic.