Job Role: Residential Childcare Practitioner
Location: Preston Lancashire
Salary: Up to 34000 with enhancements
Sleeps ins: 10 to 11 per month
Shifts: 2 on 4 off
Service: Childrens Residential Care Home
Service Users: Young People age 6 to 17 Emotional Behaviour Disorder
Job Opportunity: Residential Support Worker
Who we are looking for...
- Passion for working with young people and providing a positive parenting model.
- Ability to create a real family environment for young people.
- Desire to improve the lives of young people and contribute to a better future for them.
- Resilience and understanding.
- Computer literacy with the ability to work in a paperless environment.
Seeking enthusiastic candidates to join the team in one of their childrens residential homes. This role offers a competitive salary including benefits such as a quality bespoke training package and generous remuneration for sleepin shifts. They specialise in providing support to Children and Young People who have experienced early life trauma neglect or abuse and may exhibit challenging behaviours.
Benefits:
- Competitive pay and sleepin allowance
- Enhanced overtime rate of time and a third
- Sleep in rate of 70
- Access to the employee wellbeing program
- 28 days annual leave entitlement rising to 33 days with 5 years of service.
- Continuous training and professional development
- Career development opportunities
- Generous sleepin rate of 70.47 per night (average 11 per month)
Main Duties:
- Work collaboratively as a team member to provide young people with various activities support care and guidance using a positive parenting model.
- Follow guidance from the Team Leader and senior colleagues to ensure the smooth daytoday running of the home providing structure and appropriate boundaries for the young people in their care.
- Maintain a flexible approach to shift patterns accommodating changes to the rota at short notice.
- Ensure that all risks are safely managed following company policies and procedures.
- Undertake an indepth quality and bespoke training package.
- Act as an advocate for the young person using a positive parenting model.
- Attend staff meetings and actively contribute to the development and improvement of the service model.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our clients professional and dedicated team they encourage you to apply today.
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 clients professional and dedicated team they encourage you to apply today.
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