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Senior Residential Social Care Worker

DMD Recruitment LTD
Posted 18 days ago, valid for 9 days
Location

Stockport, Cheshire SK2 5JF, England

Salary

£28,000 - £33,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are looking for a Senior Residential Social Care Worker to provide high-quality care and support for young people with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties (EBD).
  • The position requires significant childcare experience and a Level 3 qualification in Children & Young People, along with a clean driving license.
  • The salary for this role is £17.65 per hour, with additional payments for sleep-ins and enhanced weekend pay.
  • Candidates must demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of young people.
  • This role includes shift work, and benefits include starting holidays of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with tenure.

We are currently seeking a dedicated Senior Residential Social Care Worker to join our team.

This role involves providing high-quality care and support young people with EBD in a residential setting. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will work closely with other staff to create a nurturing and safe environment that promotes

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide 1:1 care for young people, addressing their complex emotional and behavioural needs.
  • Ensure the physical, health, and social needs of the young people are met in a supportive environment.
  • Collaborate with a team of professionals, including the Registered Manager and senior staff, to maintain high-quality care standards.
  • Supervise and undertake keyworking responsibilities, particularly for more complex cases, ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies.
  • Develop, implement, and review care plans, considering the wishes and feelings of the young people and their families.
  • Promote educational opportunities and achievements by supporting young people in accessing educational resources and participating in educational reviews.
  • Build and maintain positive relationships with external agencies, families, and the community to enhance outcomes for the young people.
  • Engage in continuous professional development and contribute to the assessment and appraisal of team members.
  • Actively participate in shift work, including 24-hour shifts and weekends.

Benefits:

  • Holidays starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays, rising to 30 days + 8 bank holidays after 5 years, and 33 days + 8 bank holidays after 10 years.
  • Supportive working environment with opportunities for professional development.

Additional Payments

  • Sleep in payment of £96.00 per sleep
  • Enhanced pay for weekend shifts - 25% added to your hourly rate of pay (£17.65 per hour)

Requirements:

  • Level 3 in Children & Young People.
  • A current clean driving license.
  • Significant childcare experience.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Ability to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to meet clinical, physical, and emotional needs.
  • Flexibility to respond to the needs of the unit and young people.
  • Ability to motivate, supervise, and appraise staff, ensuring that training and development needs are met.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a high standard of oral and written English - ability to write reports and chair meetings.
  • Strong planning and organizational skills for managing staff rotas.
  • Good organizational and time management skills.
  • Understanding of the Children Act 2004.
  • Awareness of the issues affecting looked-after young people.
  • Passion for contributing to the development of services for children and young people.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.