Residential Care Worker

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

Horizon Care and Education have an opportunity for a Children s Residential Support Worker to join our team.

As a Children’s Residential Support Worker, you will support young people in the many different aspects of daily life within our homes, including helping them continue hobbies, social activities, and friendships, and learning new skills. You will provide day-to-day care and create a safe, homely, therapeutic environment, including assisting with daily routines such as getting ready for school and ensuring healthy and balanced meals.

You will help ensure the young person has a safe space to relax and unwind, support their development, and build meaningful relationships while safeguarding needs are met. You will work collaboratively with other professionals and contribute to care planning.

• Provide day-to-day care and create a safe, homely, therapeutic environment.
• Support young people in 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 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 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.

• 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 — we re in this together.

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