Residential Child Care Worker (Sessional/Casual)
hace 10 días
Carlisle
Residential Childcare Support Worker (Sessional/Casual) Be one of the first applicants, read the complete overview of the role below, then send your application for consideration. Company: North Lakes Children's Services Full Time/Permanent: Shift pattern- ad-hoc cover Salary: £13.23 per hour Location: Carlisle About North Lakes North Lakes Children's Services provides residential care and education for boys aged 6-18, helping them build resilience, confidence, and key life skills. As a Support Care Worker, you'll be a positive role model-approachable, supportive, and committed to making a meaningful difference. Creating safe, nurturing, and fun experiences is central to what we do. We're recruiting Casual Care Workers for our homes in Carlisle and Headsnook-warm, compassionate individuals who want to help young people recover from early life experiences and thrive. Main Duties • Support daily routines: morning/evening tasks, personal hygiene, meals, school runs, activities, and bedtime, • Promote independence, life skills, socialisation, and room cleanliness, • Attend appointments and support activity plans and daily targets, • Complete paperwork: day sheets, handovers, budgeting, checks, and daily records, • Carry out household tasks: cleaning, laundry, shopping, meal prep, and kitchen hygiene, • Complete safety checks (COSHH, fire, vehicle), • Flexibility to work up to 14-hour shifts with varied start times (08:00, 12:00, 14:00), including potential sleep-ins, • Understanding of the challenges faced by young people in care, • Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification (or willingness to work toward it), • Excellent communication, listening, and teamwork skills, • Willingness to learn and complete an enhanced DBS (paid for by us)