Senior Residential Support Worker CYP

Brook Street Social Care; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job description

Senior Residential Support Workers - South Wales
Full-Time Opportunities Available

Salary: Up to 27,291.60, plus 50 per sleep-in shift

Brook Street Social Care are looking for a passionate individual who cares about making a real difference in the lives of children and young people! We're looking for dedicated Senior Residential Support Workers to join a team across our client's children's homes in South Wales. If you're committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment for children who've faced early life challenges, we'd love to hear from you.

Duties:

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues, other agencies, and the local community to support teamwork and partnership.
• Support the Registered Manager in developing staff skills and improving team performance.
• Help manage the use of resources effectively - both financial and physical.
• Follow all relevant laws, policies, and company financial procedures.
• Manage and share information clearly and securely to support communication and decision-making.
• Support the planning and delivery of projects, and help improve policies, procedures, and quality assurance systems.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with young people and their families.
• Help create a safe, nurturing, and stimulating care environment for children and young people.
• Support child protection by identifying and reporting risks, and ensuring proper care and management procedures are followed.
• Promote equality, diversity, and individual rights, and support systems that uphold them.
• Support young people's health, wellbeing, and personal development - including their education and sense of identity.
• Assist with assessing young people's needs and reviewing care plans.
• Help implement and evaluate programmes that manage behaviour and reduce risk.
• Encourage children to take part in leisure and recreational activities.
• Take responsibility for your own learning and professional development.
• Carry out other tasks as requested by the Head of Children's & Residential Services.
• Always follow health and safety guidelines to protect yourself, your colleagues, and the public.
• Understand that this job description may be updated, but your responsibilities will remain at the same level.

Qualifications

QCF/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (Children and Young People)

Requirements:

• Minimum of 1 years' experience in a care setting
• A caring, compassionate, and dependable nature
• Strong communication skills
• Motivation to empower young people and promote independence
• Flexibility, resilience, and a strong work ethic
• Aged 22 or over (to maintain appropriate age gaps with the young people in our care)
• Full UK manual driving licence (essential)

Benefits to you:

• Career Progression
• Fully paid induction and training
• 28 days of paid annual leave
• Up to 5 extra days for long service
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Funded opportunities to gain further nationally recognised qualifications
• Company pension scheme

All roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.

To apply please call Hannah on (phone number removed) or email.