Children's Residential Support Worker

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for Residential Support Workers on behalf of a national children's residential company. We are looking for an experienced support worker to join the team based in a home on Newark-On-Trent, Nottinghamshire.

This is initially a temporary role offering a pay rate of £14.50ph for day shifts and £16ph for waking night shifts along side £46.01 for sleep ins. The rota is set at least 4 weeks in advance and you will do a mixture of early shifts, long days and late shifts. There are also opportunities for this to turn into a permanent role further down the line as well if that was something you are looking for. 

Duties of the role will include:

Provide a warm, caring and enabling environment
Meet the emotional, social and physical needs of looked-after children and young people
Support children who may present with complex or challenging behaviours
Advocate for children and model a positive “good parent” role
Work within the home’s ethos and Statement of Purpose
Contribute to a safe, structured and supportive residential service What we are looking for from you:

Full UK driving licence
NVQ level 3 in Children's residential
A genuine passion for working with children and young people
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Resilience and flexibility to work a rota including weekends and unsocial hours
Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare
Experience or transferable skills supporting young people with complex behaviours
The benefits of working with Eilidh at Service Care Solutions:
• You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social
work
• We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities
which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country
• We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email
• We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a week

At Service Care Solutions we also offer a £75 bonus for referrals!
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply now. Don't miss your chance to become a Children’s Residential Support Worker! To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, then please do not hesitate to contact Eilidh at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or (url removed)