Residential Child Care Worker (SPACE Hub)
Location: Lancaster
Salary: £28,142 - £32,061 per annum*
Employment type: Permanent, Full Time (37 hours per week)
Visa Sponsorship: This role cannot offer visa sponsorship.
About the Role
As a Residential Child Care Worker in our SPACE Hubs, you will be responsible for delivering early intervention and targeted support to families facing a range of challenges. You will work directly with children, young people, parents and carers, in their homes and community settings, providing one-to-one interventions that promote emotional wellbeing and resilience. Your role will involve planning and leading purposeful activities designed to build confidence and strengthen relationships. You will collaborate closely with schools, social workers and other professionals to ensure a coordinated approach to support. Through your work, you will help families develop stronger connections and achieve positive, lasting outcomes.
This role will involve working on a rota basis, working a mix of days, evenings, weekends and sleep-in shifts.
About You
* Experience working with older children & young people in a community-based setting.
* Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
* Understanding of the needs of children and young people and the relevant legislation surrounding their care.
* Excellent communication skills, and the ability to respond appropriately to challenging behaviour.
* Time listening, taking action, leading support, and spending time with children.
Requirements
* You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.
* This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013); if successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a ‘disclosure’.
Benefits
* A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and optional Additional Voluntary Contributions.
* A great holiday entitlement of 26 days annual leave, which rises with length of service. You will also be entitled to 8 Bank Holidays, 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays, and have the option to buy additional leave each year.
* Our staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup allowing you to access discounts with a range of UK retailers, saving on everything from weekly food shops to white goods and cars.
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