Senior Residential Support Worker

About Us

The Client has a 3 bed Children's Home (EBD) in Birmingham specialising in providing trauma-informed care to children with emotional or behavioural difficulties.

We are professional and supportive in our approach and value staff welfare and quality of care for children in our care.

Role: Senior Residential Support Worker - Children's Home (EBD)

Temp pay: £14/hr and £45 sleep-in (increasing once transferred to permanent staff)

Shift pattern: 1 on / 2 off. 10am start to 10.30am finish the following day, including a sleep in at the home. Fixed rota

Requirements of this job:

Essential

• Full UK manual driving license
• A minimum of 2 year experience working within Children's residential care
• Minimum of NVQ Level 3 relevant qualification
• Ability to show leadership skills
• Ability to engage effectively with children and young people
• Experience of managing budgets
• Have a genuine interest in working with vulnerable looked after children and young people
• Be willing to partake in any training as instructed by the home

Desirable

• Previous experience working as a Senior Childcare Practitioner Residential Childcare Setting

• Extensive knowledge of the Children's Homes Regulations 2015 including the Quality Standards

Your key responsibilities as a Senior Residential Support Worker:

• To operate as a shift leader as part of the rota

• Provide leadership and direction to the support team, ensuring high quality of care
• Collaboratively work with the management team to ensure to implement care plans
• Contribute towards co-ordinating services and assisting the Registered/Deputy Manager in the management of the home in all aspects appropriate to the Statement of purpose of the Home.
• To act as a key worker to a child and be a positive role model for children and other staff in a range of contexts