Children's Home Support Worker

A great opportunity to work with an established and growing care company providing residential live in support for children and young adults with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour.  They are always growing and take pride in the support they give the children – they believe that setting them up with the life skills now will help them turn into well rounded members of the community.  Their staff are always on hand to provide emotional support as well as helping to teach and develop the children for the future.

They are recruiting for a Children’s Home Residential Support Worker, you will be:-

• Based in a 2-4 bed children’s residential homes in Colwyn Bay
• Working 2 full days  and nights and then having 4 days and nights off
• Working with girls and boys from the ages of 8-16 years of age
• Supporting the child with making them breakfast, helping getting them dressed and to school, putting on washing, pick up’s from school, cooking dinner, getting them bathed and to bed
• Making sure they are supported emotionally and aiding their learning and development to give them a stable and loving environment

Qualifications/Experience/Requirements of a children’s Home Support Worker:-

• Living in or around the Colwyn Bay area
• Ideally you would need to be female
• You must have a full UK driving licence and ideally your own vehicle but there is a house car you will have access to
•  NVQ level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce would be very beneficial but would consider someone working towards it with the hands on experience
• You would also need some sort of experience working with children or young adults within a care setting

Salary and Benefits of a Children’s Home Support Worker:-

• £11 if don’t have your NVQ level 3 OR £12.25 if you already have it
• £60 per sleep in
• 224 hours holiday per year – you get an extra 2 days when you have been there 2 years
• Bank holidays paid at x1.5
• Private healthcare scheme
• A great support network with further training and development
• Claim petrol back for 40p per mile

For an immediate interview please Click Apply and speak with Adam Southam.

In the event that you are contacted for a role, please note that as part of the registration process you shall be required to provide FRONTrunner Recruitment Ltd. with proof of identity as well as proof of eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.