Residential Support Worker - Children's Homes

Job Title: Qualified Residential Support Worker

Location: Accrington, Lancashire

Salary: £32,160 – £38,592 per annum

Working Hours / Shift Pattern: Full-time, including weekend working

Employment Type: Permanent

Service: Ofsted-registered children’s homes

Service Users: Children and young people with learning disabilities (LD) and emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD)

Qualifications Required: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)

Experience Required: Experience supporting children and young people in an Ofsted-registered children’s home

The Home:
Our client is recruiting into three homes in Accrington. A brand-new home is about to be registered, which has created five vacancies across their Qualified and Senior roles.

The new home will support children and young people with learning disabilities. The other two homes are two-bed or solo homes supporting children and young people with EBD.

Number of beds: Two-bed and solo provision across the established EBD homes

Who we are looking for:
Qualified Residential Support Workers with children’s home experience who want to make a real difference to the young people they support. Learning disability experience would suit the new LD home, and EBD experience would suit the two-bed and solo homes. This is a great chance to be part of a new home from the start.

Who you will be working for:

Company type/size: An independent provider with around 75 staff, delivering residential, outreach, therapy and education services across Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

Future plans: The company is growing, and a new LD home is due to be registered soon.

Other services: A 24/7 outreach service, therapy, and an education service offering tuition and mentoring for children and young people with SEND.

Why this home & company:

Training / qualifications: Paid training

Benefits: Referral programme, annual leave, employee discount and free parking

Ethos: Child-centred care delivered by experienced, highly trained staff. Our client’s mission is to improve children’s lives through safe, supportive, high-quality care, with a strong commitment to safeguarding. Their homes aim to give children a stable foundation that many have not had before.

Individuals with only CQC experience and / or who have not worked in an Ofsted Registered Children’s Home will not be considered.

Sponsorship is not available.

How to apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our client’s dedicated team, apply today.

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