Residential Support Worker

Residential Support WorkerChildren's Residential HomesJob Description

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Residential Support Worker to join a supportive team within a Children's Residential Home in Leeds.

* Permanent position

* Full time or part time (37/18.5)

* Salary starts at £26,421 per annum

As a Residential Support Worker, you will be responsible for providing care and support to children in residential child care, ensuring that they are loved, happy, healthy, safe from harm and able to develop, thrive and fulfil their potential.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Assist children in residential child care to develop behaviourally, educationally and emotionally
• Foster positive relationships with children and staff in the home
• Support children's emotional, mental and physical health needs
• Work with the wider system of professionals for each child, and with children's families and communities of origin
• Provide a safe, stimulating and loving environment for children

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working with young people who may have emotional/behavioural difficulties
• Ability to manage complex and challenging behaviour in an assertive, restorative and sensitive manner
• Ability to work flexibly, including unsociable hours and shifts on a rota basis, including weekend and bank holiday working

If you are passionate about working with children and young people and making a positive difference in their lives, then this is the job for you. Apply now to become a Residential Support Worker and join this company's team at the Children's Residential Homes in Leeds.

If you would be interested in this role or any similar roles please do not hesitate to contact Emily @ Service Care on or email

Benefits of working for Emily @ Service Care Solutions:

• A specialist, dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact
• Exceptional referral bonuses
• An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
• Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
• Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email
• DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.

Note: Do you know someone who is looking for work in this field? If so, please pass these details on to them. If we are able to place them into work such as this, lasting over 13 weeks, we will happily pay you a £250 referral bonus