Bank Residential Care Worker

Overview

Bright Futures, Inspired By You. Horizon Care and Education has an opportunity for a Children’s Residential Support Worker to join our team. We are committed to helping young people believe in themselves, celebrate their uniqueness, and achieve success that is personal to them.

As a Children’s Residential Support Worker, you will support young people in the daily life within our homes, including helping them pursue hobbies, social activities, and friendships, and learning new skills; providing day-to-day care in a safe, homely, therapeutic environment; supporting daily routines such as getting ready for school and ensuring healthy meals; ensuring the young person has a safe space to relax and unwind;

supporting development through stimulating activities and consistent care; building meaningful relationships and meeting safeguarding needs; and working collaboratively with other professionals and contributing to care planning.

• Provide day-to-day care and create a safe, homely, therapeutic environment.
• Support young people with daily routines such as getting ready for school and ensuring healthy and balanced meals.
• Help young people continue with hobbies, social activities, and friendships, and learn new skills.
• Ensure the young person has a safe space to relax and unwind within the home.
• Support young people to reach their potential and experience new opportunities.
• Support young people’s development through stimulating activities and consistent care.
• Build meaningful relationships and ensure safeguarding needs are met.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals and contribute to care planning.

• Full UK Manual Driving licence is essential to be able to take our children to school, appointments and activities.
• Ability to be a great role model to our looked after children.
• Ability to build trusting relationships.
• A genuine care and compassion to work with looked after children.
• Flexibility to work shifts that include evenings and weekends and sleep ins.
• Willingness to complete a Level 3 qualification in Childrens and Young People Workforce.

• Access to Tastecard, Bluelight card and MyGym discounts.
• Real Living Wage employer.
• Competitive pay rates.
• Christmas bonus.
• Generous Refer a Friend Scheme.
• Financial wellbeing service.
• Life Assurance.
• Ongoing training and professional development plus high quality CPD opportunities.
• Comprehensive induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support.
• Looking after your wellbeing – supporting you to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.