Residential Support Worker Salary: £26,800 per annum plus an opportunity to earn an additional £4,200 per annum based on an average of 7 sleep-ins per month Location: Wrexham Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full-time - 37 hours per week (on a rota basis, working days, evenings, waking nights and weekends) Benefits: 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell leave Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% matched employer contribution with included life assurance cover Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer We are one of the largest children's charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK's vulnerable children for over 150 years. Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children and on X, LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. About the Service Tan y Dre Residential Services is a 4-bed therapeutic residential home, where we provide medium to long term care for young people aged 9-18 years old with complex needs and challenging behaviours. The aim of this role is to support them with their transition in to safe and happy adults. Our children receive a bespoke intervention tailored to their individual needs supported by a team of staff who are fully committed to understating and meeting the child's needs and reduces the identified barriers. Our therapeutic model will provide an environment where they will receive positive experiences of reliable, consistent parenting through providing specific and structured care, with very clear consistent boundaries. Our aim is to provide opportunities and experiences that widen the individuals sense of belonging through our individualised support. About the role Qualified or currently working towards a level 3 in Health and Social Care, within this Residential Support Worker role, you'll lead a team of support workers on shift, ensuring high standards of care and personalised support for the children and young people we support. This will include supporting in the absence of the Registered Manager or Team Leader, supervisions of staff, case managing and assisting in the development of the service. How you'll create brighter futures Lead shifts with the primary aim of the provision of a high-quality service. Provide lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk. Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports. Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc. Supervise and guide staff as required, in accordance with Action for Children policies and procedures. Let's talk about you Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care children and young people (or recognised equivalent) or currently working towards. Experience of shift leading a team of support workers Flexibility to work a variety of shift patterns as agreed via the rolling rota. Experience and training in safeguarding Experience of developing tailored care plans Good to know We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role For more information about the role, please review our full job description by visiting our careers page. If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Scott Jones at quoting reference 10581 and we'll be happy to give you any support you require. Diversity, equality, and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.