Job Description
Residential Childcare Support Worker
Location: Carlisle
Contract Type: Full-time, permanent
Specific Hours: 42 hours per week - shift pattern
Salary: Unqualified: A base salary of £27,781.80 per annum with the potential to earn up to £31,039.08 with sleep in shifts
Qualified: A base salary of £28,719.60 per annum with the potential to earn up to £31,976.88 with sleep in shifts
(Qualified Care Worker salary is based on the proven existing completion of a Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare)
North Lakes Children's Services is a well-established local provider of residential care and education for boys aged 6-18. We improve the resilience, self-esteem and abilities of all the young people we work with.
As a Residential Support Worker there is a high expectation placed on you to be "strong, committed and passionate" about your role. The young people are at the centre of everything we do - both for and with them. You are a role model, a listening ear, a warm and approachable person and potentially someone who could inspire and make a massive and significant impact on a young person's life, their choices, who they are and who they can be! You need to promote, support and facilitate the creation of "happy memories" and have fun with them ...