Residential Childcare Support Worker
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Residential Childcare Support Worker
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is seeking dedicated Residential Childcare Support Workers to provide nurturing, therapeutic care to young people with complex needs. This role involves ensuring a safe and homely environment, encouraging personal development through activities, safeguarding welfare, assessing needs, and building positive relationships. You will manage behaviour, promote healthy lifestyles, and support young people in developing networks and achieving their goals.
Company: [Employer hidden]
Locations: Multiple locations across the UK
Work Type: On-site
Job Type: Full-time
Experience Level: Entry-level
Why become a Residential Childcare Support Worker?
We provide highly nurturing, therapeutic children’s homes for young people with a variety of complex needs. As a Residential Childcare Support Worker, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact by helping young people to develop resilience, overcome challenges, and thrive in a safe environment.
By providing care, guidance and support, you can help transform lives and witness the growth and achievements of young people, knowing you played a crucial role. Our rewarding careers as Residential Childcare Support Worker offer personal fulfilment, the change to build deep connections, and opportunities for professional growth.
Join our team of dedicated and passionate individuals making a lasting impact!
Roles and responsibilities of a Residential Childcare Support Worker
- Complete key domestic duties on a day-to-day basis that ensure a homely environment is maintained
- Encourage the development of individual interests and attitudes by planning, organising and participating in activities
- To promote, safeguard and protect the welfare of each young person in accordance with Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018.
- To assess individual needs and contribute to care and risk plans.
- Establish and maintain positive and trusting relationships with the young people
- Manage behaviour positively and assertively by working in line with specified care and risk management plans
- Consult with young people to promote the development of a healthy lifestyle
- Motivate and assist young people in developing and sustaining positive networks with adults and peer groups, including families
- Participate in the development, implementation and review of packages of care through team meetings, supervisions
- Attend, and where necessary advocate for the Young Person in child care reviews
Our Residential Care Providers
We are seeking Residential Childcare Support Workers for our providers in various locations.
North Lakes
Brampton and Carlisle
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Dove Adolescent Services
Pontefract, Wakefield, Doncaster, Eggborough and Barnsley
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Area Camden
Haringey, Islington, Camden, Cambridge & Suffolk
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Headway
Gloucestershire, Somerset, Bristol, Bedford & Newport
Bay View Childcare
Lancaster, Lancashire
Apple Orchard
West Sussex and Surrey
Budwood
Southampton, Poole, Bournemouth, Dorchester
Leaving Care Solutions
London, East Sussex, Hertfordshire and Leeds
Why work with us?
Working at Polaris is more than a career – it’s achieving extraordinary things every day. We’ve built a strong team of over 1,000 talented and ambitious individuals who are dedicated to making a difference to the 3,500 vulnerable young people we care for.
As one of the largest providers of children’s services, our range of services span the length and breadth of the whole of the UK. Our nurturing community works collectively to support the very best outcomes for each and every child in our care. We’re ambitious for our children and young people, families and staff, and believe in their futures.
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