Young Persons Support Worker Maghull, England
Job 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?
We are recruiting for a Children's Residential Support Worker for a 2 bedded Childrens home in Maghull, Liverpool 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.
Title: Childrens Residential Support Worker
Pay: £11- £13 per hour
Location: Maghull, Liverpool
Hours: Long Days, Earlies, Lates (rota basis)
Benefits:
Excellent Rates of pay
Support from an specialist consultant
Free training
What you’ll be doing as a Childrens Residential Support Worker
To support the children and young people in all day to day activities and interests
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. This can range from climbing and baking cakes to weekends away in Butlins.
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 up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines
To support, overcome and learn to minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging .
The successful candidate: What you’ll need to be successful as a Childrens Residential Support Worker
A desire to create positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people
Empathetic, caring and resilient nature
At least 6 months experience of working with children or within a similar Social Care setting
Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to obtain one
The right to work in the UK
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Maghull, Merseyside: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
