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Join this small, family run, therapeutic residential childcare provider with the mission to support younger children into their forever foster families!
Who will you be working for?
Owned and directed by an experienced Residential Childcare professional with over 20 years working within residential children s settings, this organisation is well established and has now been operational for over 11 years. They are a purposely small, family run company with a truly therapeutic approach and an inspiring mission to support younger children on a medium-term basis (oftentimes siblings) aged 5-12 on admission to find their forever foster families. Their overall aims are always to prevent placement breakdowns and nurture these children to successfully transition out of residential care and into a more sustainable and nourishing adolescence.
The home itself is a large and gorgeous farmhouse property, registered as a 3 Bedded EBD home and rated Good in all areas . The Registered Manager is incredibly experienced and has progressed from Support Worker through to their current role in the 8 years they ve spent with the company. They are currently looking for resilient and nurturing residential childcare practitioners that feel they can make a real difference to the trajectory of a young person s journey in care.
The Package & Benefits:
What Will The Role Entail?
As a Senior Children s Residential Support Worker, you will be the backbone of the staff team whilst on shift. You will pull from your experience working in children s homes to manage and lead your passionate team to ensure smooth operation of the home and second-to-none delivery of care for young people.
The Successful Senior Children s Residential Support Worker Candidate Will Excel At:
Requirements for the Senior Children s Residential Support Worker role:
If you are keen to discuss the Senior Children s Residential Support Worker vacancy further, have more questions, or this one isn t quite the right fit, please don t hesitate to reach out!
Any successful candidates will, as per Safer Recruitment guidelines, undergo an enhanced DBS check, references, and an employment history verification.
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