Residential Childcare Worker
6 days ago
Redruth
About Shining Stars Residential Care Shining Stars Residential Care is a children's home in Redruth, Cornwall, built around a simple belief: every young person deserves the opportunity to feel safe, valued, supported and able to achieve their potential. We provide a warm, nurturing and aspirational home for children and young people aged 8–17. Our approach is trauma-informed, relationship-based and genuinely child-centred, recognising that every child has their own story, strengths, needs and ambitions. At Shining Stars, we want children to experience more than good care. We want them to experience belonging, stability, positive relationships, fun and the ordinary experiences of childhood, while being supported to develop confidence, independence and aspirations for their future. Our environment is designed to feel like a home rather than an institution, with children actively encouraged to have a voice in their care, their lives and the home around them. Our guiding question Every decision should be capable of answering one simple question: “Will this improve a child's life?” The role As a Children's Residential Support Worker, you will be one of the people who make our ethos real every day. You will help create a safe, consistent and genuinely caring home in which children can build trusting relationships, experience positive routines, have fun, develop independence and begin to see what is possible for their future. Residential childcare can be demanding. Children may communicate distress through behaviour, and there will be occasions when you need to remain calm, emotionally available and professionally curious during difficult situations. Equally, the role brings the opportunity to share achievements, celebrate progress and be part of the everyday moments that can make a lasting difference. What you will do Build safe, trusting and consistent relationships with children and young people. Provide warm, trauma-informed and relationship-based care, responding to behaviour with curiosity, empathy, clear boundaries and appropriate professional challenge. Support children with daily routines, education, appointments, activities, family time and community involvement. Help children develop confidence, practical life skills and increasing independence, appropriate to their age and individual plan. Encourage interests, hobbies, friendships, achievement and ordinary childhood experiences – from cooking together and days out to helping with homework or simply being there to listen. Act as a positive role model and key adult, promoting dignity, respect, equality and high aspirations. Support children to express their wishes and feelings and ensure their voice meaningfully influences their care and life within the home. Contribute to care planning, key-working, risk assessment and review processes. Maintain accurate, timely and professional records and participate fully in handovers and team communication. Work collaboratively with colleagues, families and relevant professionals including education, health and social care services. Follow safeguarding procedures, maintain professional boundaries and raise concerns promptly and transparently. Contribute to the practical running of a family-style home, including meal preparation, household routines and maintaining a welcoming environment. Work flexibly across the rota, including weekends, evenings, waking nights and sleep-ins as required. The person we are looking for We are interested in the person behind the CV. Experience in residential childcare is valuable, but we also recognise the strength of transferable experience from education, SEN, health and social care, learning disabilities, youth work, family support or other roles involving children or vulnerable people. Most importantly, we are looking for people whose values genuinely align with ours. Naturally caring, compassionate and able to build relationships without losing professional boundaries. Emotionally resilient and able to remain calm, thoughtful and consistent when situations are challenging. Positive, energetic and willing to get involved in activities and everyday family life. A strong communicator who can listen to children as well as communicate professionally with colleagues and external agencies. Reliable, accountable and comfortable working as part of a team in which colleagues support and appropriately challenge one another. Committed to safeguarding, reflective practice and continuous learning. Able to complete clear and accurate written records. Flexible enough to work the shift patterns required within a 24-hour residential service. Holder of a full UK driving license. Enhanced DBS Check (Paid for by the business). Qualifications and development Relevant experience or qualifications in supporting children and young people are welcomed. Where role-specific development is required, we are committed to providing a structured induction, ongoing training, supervision and professional development so that staff have the knowledge, confidence and support needed to provide high-quality care. What we offer £15.00 per hour. £60 per sleep-in shift – typically an additional £3,000–£6,000 per annum, depending on sleep-ins worked. Full-time contract of 37.5 hours per week. A structured rota designed to support continuity for children and meaningful rest for staff. Free meals while on duty. Free onsite parking. Induction, ongoing training, supervision and opportunities for professional development. A supportive leadership team with a strong safeguarding and quality culture. The opportunity to help shape a service that places children's experiences, relationships and aspirations at the centre of everything it does. Our culture Our ethos is built around kindness, safeguarding, trust, consistency, openness and high aspirations. We believe strong, positive relationships can change lives, and we want colleagues who will support and challenge one another, communicate openly and never lose sight of why we are here. For us, Shining Stars is more than a place to work. It is a home, a culture and a team united by the ambition to make a meaningful and lasting difference to the lives of the children and young people entrusted to our care. Safeguarding and safer recruitment Shining Stars Residential Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Recruitment to this role will therefore follow safer recruitment principles and will be subject to the appropriate pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and verification of identity, employment history and the right to work in the UK. Applicants should be prepared to account for any gaps in employment history as part of the recruitment process. Shining Stars Residential Care is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from people who share our values and can demonstrate their suitability to work safely with children and young people. TPBN1_UKTJ
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