Children’s Residential Support Worker – Shropshire Temporary

Children’s residential support worker

Your new company
Hays provide agency shift workers to support within residential homes – as part of this role you will be supporting vulnerable young people with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties and will strive to provide the best possible support for them and their families. You will have full flexibility of your working patterns and be able to choose the shifts to suit you.

Your new role

• Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning etc)
• Establishing positive relationships with young people
• Ensuring that each young person’s care plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs
• Providing one to one support, day to day activities, days out and group trips
• Ensuring children and young people are given opportunities to achieve their full potential and offer support and encouragement for daily living
• Meeting the physical, emotional, behavioural, cultural and educational needs of young people
• Acting as a role model and demonstrating appropriate pro-social ways of dealing with problems

What you’ll need to succeed

• 6 months previous experience within the last 2 years as a support worker
• Full UK driver’s license preferred
• A strong desire to make a difference and create futures

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive rate from £10.65 to £12.25 per hour + £73.52 per sleep in paid weekly.
• An opportunity to work within multiple well-established organisations.
• An opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of the vulnerable young people you are supporting.
• A free DBS check
• £250 refer a friend bonus
• Access to free online training through the Hays app

What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Alisha on 01782 958 913 or email at If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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