Description Do you want to make a difference to a child's life?
Then become a highly valued Children's Residential Support Worker and start a truly rewarding career!
Hours: 2 days on, 4 days off (with sleep nights).
We are a 365 day a year service due to the nature of our work.
Rotas given in advance Pay rate: £30,672 to £31,294 per annum* (depending on qualification) with opportunities to pick up overtime at an enhanced rate Esland are driven to changing children's' lives for the better by providing best-in-class specialist services.
What we are looking for: We are looking for nurturing and supportive people, who can provide outstanding childcare and help our young people to achieve amazing outcomes.
Our Warrington home is solo service that offers a smaller setting for young people who need therapeutic placements.
Our team support their young person with all of their domestic needs, education, socialisation skills while learning new things and experiencing fun activities and excursions together.
What we can offer a Children's Residential Support Worker: We know our teams make a big difference and we want them to feel rewarded: We offer routes for progression and the opportunity undergo a qualification once employed We offer BILD accredited, paid induction training You will have access to a company app that provides high street discounts, online medical support, financial advise and counselling A day off for your birthday (in addition to your holiday entitlement) Access to a holiday home based in the Peak District where you can stay for free, on the company and much more!
*Estimated salary based on a pay rate of £12 to £12.30 per hour for days (depending on qualifications held) and working 8 sleep-nights per month on average (at £60 per sleep night) Requirements for a Children's Residential Support Worker: Experience in a children's residential care home (desirable) A level 3 (or above) diploma in residential childcare (desirable) A full driving licence issued in the UK (essential) Applicants must have full right to work in the UK with no restrictions (essential) Values in line with Esland's, such as taking a therapeutic, person-centred approach to childcare (essential) Due to industry regulations, applicants must be aged 21 or above (essential) Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices (the company will cover the costs).
All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way.
Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.
With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 60 residential children's and assessment homes, and three schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.
We strive to support our children to achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.