Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People? Our children’s home in Lostock, Bolton provides residential Care for Children and Young People with Emotional Behavioural difficulties/Autism, Learning difficulties and complex needs. The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
We are looking for a dedicated, proactive and highly experienced Children’s Residential Support Worker.
Location: Lostock, Bolton
Hours: 37.5 hours – Full Time
Salary: £26,230
Enhancements: Sleep in allowance of £107.60 per shift and time and a quarter paid for weekend hours worked.
Responsibilities
- Provide a caring, safe, secure and accepting environment that meets the physical, health, social needs and rights of the young people, supporting them as if it was their family home.
- Support less experienced staff via positive and effective team working, achieving high‑quality standards of care set by the Registered Manager.
- Respect and promote the needs of each young person arising from their racial, cultural and religious background.
- Assist with the assessments of need and formulation of plans, working in partnership with other agencies and taking into account the wishes and feelings of the young people, their parents and other persons with parental responsibility, in line with legislation.
- Maximise educational opportunities and achievements, supporting educational provision and contributing to educational reviews.
- Undertake direct work designed to meet the young person’s needs as identified in the care plan, enabling them to reach their full potential, with particular attention to sensitive transitions.
- Support the young person’s significant relationships.
- Under close supervision take responsibility for key working for at least one young person.
- Develop and maintain a good level of awareness of child protection issues, assessing and recording risk, and referring issues to the Registered Manager.
- Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records and complete written reports for planning meetings and statutory reviews to a high standard.
- Undertake a range of domestic duties, including cooking and cleaning, to a good standard in line with health and safety policies.
- Take responsibility for the promotion of safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people.
About You
- Good standard of written and oral English.
- Flexibility to respond to the needs of the unit and young people.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to write reports.
- Good organisational and time‑management skills.
- Commitment to continuing professional development.
- Reliable and outgoing person with a level of maturity, skills and interests to engage the young people.
Benefits
- Annual leave: 27 days + 8 bank holidays (30 after 5 years, 33 after 10 years).
- Generous pension scheme and death‑in‑service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising to 6× basic salary.
- Occupational sick pay and family‑friendly policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Reward and discount platform offering discounts at high‑street shops, travel, insurances etc. Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
- Real living wage employer, proud to be a living wage employer.
- Refer‑a‑friend scheme, rewards for recommending a friend.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships.
- Long‑service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of wellbeing across the organisation, Mental Health First Aider support and free weekly yoga sessions (in‑person or online).
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults in your home.
Eligibility and Application
We currently do not provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.
Equal Opportunity
Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio‑economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people and positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
Safeguarding and Checks
Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).
This role will involve regulated activity.
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