Overview
Service Care Solutions is recruiting for Residential Support Workers on behalf of a national children’s residential company. We are looking for an experienced support worker to join the team based in a home on Newark‑On‑Trent, Nottinghamshire.
This is initially a temporary role offering a pay rate of £14.50ph for day shifts and £16ph for waking night shifts along side £46.01 for sleep‑ins. The rota is set at least 4 weeks in advance and you will do a mixture of early shifts, long days and late shifts. There are also opportunities for this to turn into a permanent role further down the line if that is something you are looking for.
Responsibilities
- Provide a warm, caring and enabling environment
- Meet the emotional, social and physical needs of looked‑after children and young people
- Support children who may present with complex or challenging behaviours
- Advocate for children and model a positive “good parent” role
- Work within the home’s ethos and Statement of Purpose
- Contribute to a safe, structured and supportive residential service
Qualifications
- Full UK driving licence
- NVQ level 3 in Children’s residential
- A genuine passion for working with children and young people
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Resilience and flexibility to work a rota including weekends and unsocial hours
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare
- Experience or transferable skills supporting young people with complex behaviours
Benefits
- You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social work
- We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country
- We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email
- We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a week
- We also offer a £75 bonus for referrals!
To apply for this role, please contact Eilidh at Service Care Solutions on 01772208964 or via email at eilidh.nicol@servicecare.org.uk.
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