Therapeutic Care Worker
Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? Would you like to work for a charity?
My client is a local charity in Leeds who support young people in the local community with their children’s homes, special educational schools and community projects.
The Support Worker role is working in a brand new children’s home in Keighley supporting 2 young people with traumatic backgrounds and social, emotional issues.
The Support Worker role is offering the following
Starting salary of £28,265
Sleep in payment of £42 (8 sleep ins a month gives you an extra £4,000 per annum)
37 hour a week contract
Full training and funded qualifications
I am looking for passionate Support Workers with experience working with Children and/or Young People with either traumatic backgrounds, social and behavioural issues in any of the following :
children’s home
care leavers
SEN
PRU students,
young offenders
youth work
youth justice
Apply here to secure an interview!
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Are you an experienced Senior Residential Care Officer or Senior Support Worker in a children's home? Are you looking to move out the private sector and into a local authority?
I am looking for a Senior Residential Care Officer to join a local authority who have opened up multiple children's homes in the county. We are looking to add some real experience to the team.
My client is the local council who have a portfolio of children’s homes offering residential care and support for young people with behavioural difficulties, traumatic backgrounds, learning disabilities and complex needs based in Doncaster.
If you have experience with children and young people in SEN education, youth work, young offenders or fostering, a career in children's homes is for you.
Benefits include:
Salary is £35,438 which is inclusive of 8.5% unsociable allowance
£40.77 per sleep in with 1 scheduled per week which adds £2,500 per annum
Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews, enhanced pension benefit
Job security in a local council employer
Excellent progression opportunities within the council
Do you have:
Prior experience as a Senior RCO or Senior Support Worker.
Experience of working within children or young adults with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes
Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent
Ability to complete shifts patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.
For more information apply now.
Please note, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.
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Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? A job working for the council could be for you!
I am looking for passionate Support Workers with experience working with Children and/or Young Adults with either traumatic backgrounds, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health or Challenging Behaviours.
My client is a highly reputable charitable provider of residential homes and education to young people from difficult starts and display associated challenging behaviour.
We are looking for Support Worker to join a fantastic home in Worksop.
If you have experience with children and young people in SEN education, youth work, young offenders or fostering, a career in children's homes is for you.
Benefits include:
£30,221.88 - £34,405 (this includes 2 x sleep ins per week
39 hours or 45 hours per week contracts available
Job security with a highly established and reputable charity
Excellent progression opportunities within the council
Do you have:
Experience of working within children or young adults with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes
Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent (or willingness to complete)
Ability to complete shifts patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.
Driving license and vehicle
For more information apply now.
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• Office & Administration• Be the first point of contact (in‑person, phone, email); manage shared inboxes and enquiries.• Maintain accurate records for young people, parents/carers, volunteers and partners; update CRM/registers and consent/photography permissions.• Coordinate staff rotas and sessional worker timesheets; support onboarding/inductions for staff and volunteers (ID, references, training logs).• Prepare meeting agendas, take minutes, and track actions for internal meetings and Board/Advisory meetings.• Manage stationery/supplies ordering; liaise with suppliers and service providers.• Programme & Events Support• Administer programme bookings (e.g., holiday activities) and waiting lists; issue confirmations and reminders.• Compile session packs (registers, risk assessments, evaluation forms); collate attendance data after sessions.• Liaise with schools, parents/carers and partners to coordinate outreach, trips and events.• Support logistics: room bookings, equipment, refreshments, transport and trip paperwork.• Safeguarding, GDPR & Compliance• Maintain secure storage of safeguarding records, incident logs and consent forms in line with policies and GDPR.• Coordinate Enhanced DBS checks and training records; monitor renewals and mandatory training (e.g., Safeguarding, H&S, First Aid).• Support implementation of policies and procedures (safeguarding, data protection, health & safety) and report compliance metrics.• Finance & Procurement• Raise purchase orders; process invoices, expenses and petty cash in line with financial procedures.• Assist with budget tracking for projects/events; maintain accurate records for funder reporting.• Support grant administration: gather evidence, timesheets and outputs for monitoring/claims.• Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting• Collect and clean attendance, demographics and outcomes data; produce weekly/monthly dashboards.• Prepare reports for senior leadership, trustees and funders (e.g., HAF returns, programme summaries).• Maintain calendars for reporting deadlines, audits and funding milestones.• Communications & Stakeholder Engagement• Draft newsletters, notices and social posts; update website/pages with programme information (in line with safeguarding consent).• Maintain contact lists/CRM; coordinate partner meetings and community outreach materials.• Support press/visits and VIP engagements by preparing briefs, risk assessments and schedules.• Facilities & Health & Safety• Assist with hub facilities checks (room setup, equipment logs, first‑aid kits, incident/near‑miss records).• Maintain venue bookings calendar; coordinate contractors for maintenance/repairs.• Ensure rooms are prepared and welcoming before sessions; oversee close‑down checklists after activities.Training:
Waltham Forest College - 707 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4JB
1 day a week
On-site in college
Training Outcome:Admin Support/Senior Administrator.Employer Description:Project Zero WF CIC engages young people in positive activities to promote social inclusion, reduce anti‑social/offending behaviour and strengthen community cohesion. Our aim is to see a year with ZERO deaths of a young person due to knife or violent crime. From our youth hub at The Outset Centre in Walthamstow, we run weekly sessions, workshops and school‑holiday programmes (including HAF), and initiatives like the Youth Champion Programme, in partnership with local stakeholders and the London Borough of Waltham Forest.Working Hours :Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.Skills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative....Read more...
