Residential Support Worker - Children's Residential Home

Residential Support Worker - Children's Residential Home

Location: Ascot/ Virginia Water/Winkfield

Salary: £31,200-£32,240 per annum (£15.00 - £15.50 per hour) plus £60 per sleep in

Hours: 40 hours per week, including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins

Reports to: Registered Manager

About the Role

We are seeking a compassionate and resilient Residential Support Worker to provide high-quality residential childcare and emotional support to children and young people in a children's residential home. You will promote safeguarding, child protection, wellbeing and independence, helping children with complex needs achieve positive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide daily care, personal care and emotional support within a safe, nurturing residential childcare environment.
• Build positive relationships with children and young people, promoting confidence, resilience and independent living skills.
• Implement individual care plans, behaviour support plans and risk assessments to meet children's emotional, social and developmental needs.
• Maintain safeguarding and child protection standards in line with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and relevant Quality Standards.
• Support children with complex needs, challenging behaviour and emotional difficulties using appropriate behaviour management and de-escalation techniques.
• Encourage educational achievement, social development and participation in recreational and community activities.
• Promote independent living skills, including cooking, budgeting, personal hygiene and daily routines.
• Administer medication and provide first aid when required, following procedures.
• Maintain accurate care records, incident reports and safeguarding documentation in line with GDPR and company policies.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and other professionals to promote children's welfare and positive outcomes.

Essential Requirements

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or an equivalent qualification.
• Previous experience in residential childcare, a children's home, children's services, education or a similar care setting.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, care planning and behaviour management.
• Strong communication, teamwork and record-keeping skills.
• A patient, empathetic, reliable and resilient approach.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, sleep-ins and participate in the on-call rota.
• Enhanced DBS clearance and eligibility to work in the UK indefinitely without sponsorship.

Desirable: Experience supporting children with complex needs or challenging behaviour, and a full UK driving licence.

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