Residential Support Worker / Senior Residential Support Worker

Joneshouse Recruitment is recruiting caring, resilient and dependable Residential Support Workers and Senior Residential Support Workers to support children and young people in a residential care setting.

This is a rewarding opportunity to provide consistent, person-centred care while helping young people feel safe, build confidence and develop the practical and emotional skills they need for greater independence.

Roles and Pay

Hours and Benefits

• 160 contracted hours
• Two days on, followed by four days off
• Alternate sleep-in shifts paid at £60 per sleep
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Eight hours off for your birthday
• £500 payment following successful completion of probation

The Role

As a Residential Support Worker, you will provide practical and emotional support tailored to each young person’s needs, care plan and risk assessments. You will help create a safe, stable and nurturing home where young people are listened to, respected and encouraged to reach their potential.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building professional, trusting relationships with children and young people
• Ensuring young people’s views, wishes and feelings influence their care
• Acting as a key worker and contributing to care, placement and pathway plans
• Supporting education, attendance, appointments and personal development
• Teaching life skills and promoting independence, self-care and healthy choices
• Planning and participating in activities, outings and occasional holidays
• Supporting safe transportation in line with risk assessments and procedures
• Following health plans and medication administration procedures
• Using positive behaviour-support strategies and maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Responding safely to challenging behaviour, including approved physical intervention when necessary
• Completing accurate daily records, incident reports, assessments and plans
• Liaising professionally with families, social workers and other agencies
• Managing petty cash, allowances and agreed household expenditure
• Maintaining confidentiality and complying with data-protection requirements
• Contributing to cooking, cleaning, shopping, laundry and general household tasks
• Completing health and safety checks and helping maintain a welcoming home

Senior Residential Support Worker Responsibilities

In addition to the responsibilities above, Senior Residential Support Workers will:

• Lead shifts and take responsibility for day-to-day decision-making
• Plan shifts and delegate duties effectively
• Ensure tasks, records and checks are completed to a high standard
• Guide and support Residential Support Workers
• Promote consistent practice and lead by example
• Help develop the team’s skills, confidence and performance

About You

You will need to be compassionate, observant and able to remain calm in challenging situations. Strong communication, report-writing and computer skills are essential.

Successful candidates should be able to:

• Build and maintain appropriate professional relationships
• Advocate for children and young people
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and external professionals
• Understand and follow care plans, education plans and risk assessments
• Record and share relevant information accurately
• Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality
• Promote equality, diversity and non-discriminatory practice
• Work flexibly, including sleep-in shifts, weekends and bank holidays
• Support the safe transportation of young people

Qualifications

Applicants should hold one of the following, or a relevant equivalent:

• Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare
• Level 4 Children, Young People and Families Practitioner qualification

Senior Residential Support Worker applicants must also have at least one year’s experience working in a residential childcare role.

Apply Through Joneshouse Recruitment

Apply today through Joneshouse Recruitment for the Residential Support Worker or Senior Residential Support Worker position. Please indicate which role you are applying for and include an up-to-date CV detailing your relevant qualifications and experience.

Appointment will be subject to the required safer-recruitment checks and evidence of relevant qualifications.

Ref: JH12