Senior Residential Youth Worker

A fantastic opportunity for a children’s residential support worker to join a stable staff team within a children’s home. The home is run by an excellent Home Manager who has extensive experience in children’s residential care. They will provide you with support for your career progression and a warm welcome upon joining this organisation. The home provides therapeutic care to 3 young people who have complex, emotional behavioural issues due to experiencing significant trauma. The young people are all engaging well in their care plans, regularly attending education and taking part in extracurricular activities. The home is Ofsted rated Good and is beautifully furnished and decorated. Duties and responsibilities: Supporting, encouraging and supervising Residential Childcare Practitioners Helping the Home Manager with administrative tasks, household management and team recruitment Leading shifts Being a Key Worker for individual children Participating in care planning and case review meetings Liaising with other professionals and external agencies Working 3 long days and two sleeps per week which includes weekend days and bank holidays on a rota basis Candidate requirements: Extremely resilient and postive in nature Expert at enforcing and maintaining boundaries Passionate about enabling positive outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable children Holds a Diploma Level 3 in Residential Childcare or NVQ3 Children and Young People’s Workforce Holds a full driving licence Previous experience of working with young people with challenging behaviour