Children’s Residential Support Worker - HSB

Children’s Residential Support Worker (HSB)

The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.

Do you have experience of Children's Residential Care?

Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of young people?

Are you passionate about equality, fairness, and everyone having the right to a happy, fulfilled life?

Do you want your employer to support your wellbeing and ambitions to progress your career and development?

You must be over the age of 22 years to work in Children’s Residential Services.

Location – Heaton Mersey

Hours - 37.5 hours per week

Salary - £21,283 (10.91ph) rising to £23,412 (£12.01) from April 2024

In addition to this basic salary, you can also earn £87.50 per sleep in (Rising to £96 per sleep from April 2024) and an additional 25% enhancement for all weekend hours worked.

2 yearly salary increments.

27 days annual leave rising to 30 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years plus bank holidays.

Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity.

Flexible working encouraged.

job shared considered.

Continuous professional development – Enrolled for QCF level 3 after 6 months’ probation.

For the full list of benefits please see the document below

Main Responsibilities

As a children’s Residential Support Worker, you will work as part of a residential childcare team providing support for individuals with their physical, emotional, and social needs with an emphasis on promoting independence.

Working on your own initiative and as part of a team, your role as Children’s Residential Support Worker will be to prepare, assist and enable the young people to fulfil the aims of their person-centred plan. You will support the children and young people with communication and work closely in a team that has a passion to enhance the young people’s lives whilst accessing the service.

You will work flexibly to undertake the full range of duties in a well-planned way that respects and values the children and young people as individuals.

You will be expected to key work children and young people.

You will support children and young people with a range of communication methods to promote choices, fulfilment, and achievement.

About the service

Our service based in Heaton Mersey works with young people who present with inappropriate or harmful sexual behaviour. You will become part of a team that works in a therapeutic and nurturing environment focusing on a child centered approach. You will support safe social integration and offer a non-judgmental attitude to your daily work. Our specialist teams within these homes have an outstanding track record in achieving longstanding positive outcomes for these young people.

About you & Qualifications

Ideally, we’re looking for someone with experience in a similar background, but it’s not essential as full training will be provided.

Following a successful 6-month probation period, you will undertake a QCF level 3 or 4 qualification with support from an assessor and supervision.

Good communication and interpersonal skills. You’ll be expected to liaise with other staff, parents/carers, and professionals.

Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, taking the lead when required, maintaining & encouraging open and honest communication.

You’ll be writing reports, so a good standard of written English and IT skills would be essential.

Transporting children / young people to an activity or school is a requirement. A driving licence that has been held for 12 months would be desirable.

Working for Together Trust

Every day is different at Together Trust, and you’ll be empowering people to live the best life possible. Plus, you’ll be supported by an understanding team and a charity that values and cares for you.

Find out more about what it's like working with us: https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/join-us

For more information about the benefits we offer, please see the documents attached below.

We're a Real Living Wage employer.

Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher wage than the government minimum. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.

Apply now!

If you think you might have the relevant skills and experience, we’re looking for, please get in touch jobs@togethertrust.org.uk or apply now.

In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.

We welcome applications from those with a right to work in the UK. We do not currently sponsor overseas staff.

(We can only accept applications from UK based candidates as we are not part of any visa sponsorship scheme).

We may remove this vacancy prior to the expiry date if a suitable candidate is found therefore early applications are encouraged.

Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert as we are seeking more than one individual.