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Residential Support Worker - Northants - Children and Young People, Northampton
Client:
Elite Care Recruitment Limited
Location:
Northampton, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
a79116a61e84
Job Views:
22
Posted:
16.03.2025
Expiry Date:
30.04.2025
Job Description:
Residential Care Worker – Children’s Home
Rushden, Northamptonshire
Walgrave, Northamptonshire
£9.93 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications) + £33 per sleep-in
I am acting on behalf of a small, independent residential child care company who offer bespoke, high quality care and support to young adolescents who are ‘looked after’. They are currently looking for a Residential Care Worker to join their teams at homes in Rushden and Walgrave in Northamptonshire.
In this fantastic role you will be expected to:
1. Ensure and maintain positive childcare practice, by providing a safe, warm and supportive environment for the young people in your care.
2. Ensure that all children and young people are safeguarded from harm at all times.
3. Transport young people in the company vehicles to appointments, school, activities etc.
4. Undertake administrative duties as required in the home.
5. Act as a positive role model for the young people at all times.
6. Undertake Key work responsibilities and duties in relation to the young people, ensuring a high standard of care delivery.
7. Be a key member of a team of residential workers and be involved in the planning and organisation of the young person’s specific care plan.
8. Undertake sleep-in duties as required.
For this role you must have:
1. Experience of working in children’s homes, youth work, young offenders, care leavers or fostering/adoption.
2. Excellent Communication skills, both written and verbal.
3. A full manual driving licence.
4. The ability to be a positive, caring, empathic and influential role model to young people who may display extreme challenging behaviours.
5. A good general standard of education and the ability and willingness to work towards achieving any qualifications necessary for the role.
6. The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
7. The ability to work a rota pattern including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, bank holidays, Christmas etc.
For more information, please call Elite on 01604 879345.
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