Residential Childcare Worker
This is a rewarding opportunity to join a small, experienced and supportive team providing safe, nurturing and relationship-focused care for children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Children’s Residential Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Residential Children’s Worker, Childcare Worker, Children’s Support Worker, Children’s Home Support Worker, Residential Care Worker, Care Worker
SALARY: £16.77 to £17.79 per Hour, £22.36 to £23.72 per Hour after 7pm until 7am, £33.54 to £35.58 per Hour on Bank Holidays + Benefits
Sleep-in duty: Basic duty payment rate of £32.86
LOCATION: Long Eaton, Nottingham, East Midlands
JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 18 hours and 30 minutes per week. Shift based, including earlies, lates and sleep-ins to provide 24-hour care
JOB OVERVIEW
This is an exciting opportunity for a Residential Childcare Worker who wants to make a positive difference to children and young people in a therapeutic home environment.
As the Residential Childcare Worker you will provide emotionally attuned, person-centred support, helping young people feel safe, valued and understood while promoting their wellbeing, development and independence.
The Residential Childcare Worker will work in line with PACE, trauma-informed practice, social pedagogy and restorative approaches, supporting daily routines, education, hobbies, community participation and essential life skills.
DUTIES
- Provide Therapeutic Care: Support children and young people with complex emotional and social needs using a considered, relationship-focused and therapeutically informed approach
- Promote Safety and Wellbeing: Help ensure children and young people are safe, feel safe and receive responsive care that supports their physical, emotional and social development
- Support Daily Routines: Assist young people with preparing for school, personal organisation, hobbies, activities and community participation
- Develop Life Skills: Encourage young people to build confidence with cooking, budgeting, self-care, healthy relationships and personal responsibility
- Build Positive Relationships: Develop trusting and respectful relationships with children, young people, families, colleagues and partner agencies
- Coordinate Shifts: Support shift coordination, staff handovers and the smooth running of the home
- Maintain Care Records: Contribute to care plans, risk assessments, safe care plans and clear written records using ICT systems
- Work with Partners: Communicate with education, health, CAMHS, police, families and other agencies to support positive outcomes
- Respond to Incidents: Take appropriate action in emergency situations, escalating to management when required
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
- Significant experience supporting individuals with a disability and/or emotional, behavioural or social difficulties
- Experience working with children, young people, families and other stakeholders
- Experience working as part of a team, with the ability to use own initiative to deliver positive outcomes
- Experience using ICT systems and producing clear, concise written information
- Understanding of issues affecting children and young people
- Understanding of child protection and safeguarding procedures
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and national guidance for good practice
- Ability to communicate with children and young people, build relationships and respond appropriately to challenging behaviour
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries, promote dignity and respect, assess risk and take appropriate action
- Proven ability to coordinate, organise and run a shift
- Hold, be working towards, or be willing to undertake the Level 3 Children and Young People’s Workforce Diploma and Social Care Pathway, or an equivalent qualification
- Right to work in the UK without sponsorship
DESIRABLE
- Experience working with children and young people in a residential setting
- Experience measuring the progress of children and young people
- Experience working with children and young people on a one-to-one basis, in group settings and with families and other agencies
- Understanding of Children’s Homes Regulations, Quality Standards and the Children Act
- Group work experience
- Experience working with disabled children and young people, including moving and handling and supporting personal care
- Awareness of attachment, trauma-informed care, PACE, social pedagogy, PBS and restorative practice
BENEFITS
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
- Travel expenses
- Discount on leisure centre memberships
- Free car parking at most sites
- In-house counselling services
- Occupational health service
- Access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
- Cycle to work scheme
This role requires a DBS Check
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