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Residential Children’s Support Worker
- Inbetween Wigan and St Helen’s, Merseyside
- Full Time, Permanent including sleep in duties average of 40 hours per week
- £25,000 basic plus additional payments for sleep ins
Job Overview:
Hunts Recruitment is seeking full time, permanent Residential Childcare Support Workers for a vacancy in St Helen's. You will act as a positive role model to enable children to achieve their full potential. The residential support worker works closely with a team around the child to provide care, support, advice and assistance in meeting children’s physical, social, and emotional needs.
Responsibilities
- Attending young people’s meetings, contributing to them and act as an advocate on behalf of a child where they are the subject of discussion.
- Driving company vehicles (if a full UK drivers licence is held).
- Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning, gardening general maintenance/ upkeep of the home)
- Receiving training appropriate to the role and maintaining an up-to-date training profile
- Responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and colleagues in accordance with the requirements of the organisational Health and Safety Policies
- Being familiar with all policies and procedures and adhering to them
- Ensure all aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion are adhered to across all departments.
Benefits:
- Pension
- Life Assurance and Critical Illness plans
- Cash Medical plans
- DBS cost covered
- Full company induction including shadow working
- Training
- Refer a friend scheme
- Colleague recognition
- Store discounts through perks at work
- Career development opportunities
Hunts Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. We are an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone