Therapeutic Residential Worker

Role: Ref 11193 Therapeutic Residential Worker

Location: Gateshead Tyne and Wear

Salary:Up to 28000 per annum (depending on experience)

Contract/Hours:Permanent Full Time 37 hours per week

Closing date: Midnight on 13^th May 2025

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts
  

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family youll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year we helped more than 687000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. Its the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that when we work together we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable childrens lives.

A bit about the role

We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Therapeutic Residential worker to join our team. In this role you will provide the central support to our children who have faced challenging life experiences helping them to grow and thrive in a safe and nurturing environment.

As Therapeutic Residential worker you will follow established care plans implementing supportive interventions and completing necessary paperwork as well as facilitating engaging activities that promote emotional and social development.

You work closely with multidisciplinary team to ensure that each child needs are met fostering a sense of stability and trust. Strong communication skills empathy and a solid understanding of supportive care practise are crucial for the success in this role.

About the service

Ayton Villa is a residential care home for traumainformed children they centred around providing a safe and supportive environment for the young individuals in our care have experienced various forms of trauma. Working in such a setting involves understanding the unique needs of each child and recognising how their past experiences may affect their behaviour and emotional wellbeing.

In this environment you might encounter children who display a range of behaviours stemming from their past experiences such as a difficulty with attachment heightened anxiety or challenges in emotional regulation. Your role would involve creating structured routines and therapeutic activities that encourage positive interactions and help children develop coping strategies.

We work closely with mental health professionals to ensure that each childs care plan is tailored to their specific needs promoting their overall development and wellbeing. This is both a challenging and rewarding role as you can make a significant impact on the lives of vulnerable children.

How youll help create brighter futures

In the role of Therapeutic Residential Workeryou will be promoting Action for Childrens values as well as supporting the Registered Manager and team to achieve positive outcomes in the lives of our young people. You will do this by:

• Having a positive proactive outlook in providing support tochildren.
• Takingresponsibility for the personalcareand the daily needs of theyoungpeople.
• Being resilient in supporting children through challenging situations.
• Beingresponsible for thesafeguardingofyoungpeople.
• Maintaining accurate daily records.

Lets talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge We are looking for someone with a can do attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
• Application of a range of techniques to coordinate and communicate with service users and their families
• Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems individually and in a team setting
• Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role
• Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 2 years of commencing employment with us full support will be provided.

Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey wed love to hear from you.

We work together to reach our mission to give children a healthy start in life.

Good luck! We cant wait to hear from you.

Contact: If you need support with your application please contact our Recruitment Team at quoting the above Reference.

Well be happy to give you any support you require.

Diversity Equality and Inclusion

At Action For Children were dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are underrepresented within the organisation. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups.

Male staff are often underrepresented within this sector and we would like to encourage more male applicants for our roles.

We arecommittedto safer recruitment practices to protectourservice users; therefore all applicants are expected tohaveanunderstandingof andcommitmenttosafeguarding bestpractice.

Dont meet every single requirement

If youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with the job description wed love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role or another role within the Action for Children family.

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.

There are 5 sections for you to complete Personal Details CV Supporting Statement & Information Equality & Diversity Submission & Declaration please refer to the Job Description when applying.

We also want to know what unique qualities you can bring to help us reach our vision for children and families.

Talent Pool:Were sure youve got what it takes to join our ambitious team. If youre unsuccessful this time around wed like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up that you might be better suited for. But feel free to let us know if youd rather we didnt do that.

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