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Our client is looking for a Residential Children’s Support Worker in Preston to provide advice, assistance, and support to young people, always safeguarding their welfare. To attend to their practical, physical, and emotional needs.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Attending practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning etc.)
* Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional and positive regard
* Meeting the physical, emotional, behavioral, cultural, and educational needs of young people
* Acting as a role model and demonstrating appropriate pro-social ways of dealing with problems
* Helping young people gain self-control by challenging unacceptable behavior and rewarding acceptable, pro-social conduct.
* Ensuring that each young person’s care plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs.
* Providing advice, assistance, and support on a 1:1 basis to enable young people to address past and present difficulties.
* Encouraging the young person to develop links with the community, attend off-site activities and expand their personal social network.
Hours, Compensation, and Interview Process:
* Contracted for 39 hours per week, with overtime paid at time and a quarter.
* Salary depends on experience and qualifications between £11.92-£12.54 and sleep-ins on top of the salary.
* Shifts – 1 on 2 off or 2 on 4 off, usually 7am-10pm followed by a sleep in and hand over at 7am
* £30 per sleep, hourly rate kicks back in if awoken for any reason.
* Initial interview conducted over Teams with the Home Manager, lasting approximately 40 minutes to an hour. Feedback provided same day or few days later.
* Successful candidates proceed to a 6-day induction across 5 areas. Travel, accommodation, and meals covered for candidates living over an hour away.
* Full payment for the 6-day induction in addition to the first month's pay.
* Must have a full UK driving license.
* Must have previous experience of looking after children.
* Childcare qualification- NVQ or equivalent.
If this is something you may be interested in, please apply now or to find out more information please call us on (phone number removed)