Residential Support Worker. Job in Leyland Education & Training Jobs

Reports To: Team Leaders, Deputy Managers, Registered Managers

Location: Children's Residential Care Homes, Leyland

Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week average) - shifts include days, evenings, nights, weekends, bank holidays, sleep‑ins, and lone working.

Salary: 13.00‑14.00 per hour (depending on experience)

Job Purpose

Provide daily care for children/young people in a supportive, homely, and professional environment. Comply with government guidance, Ofsted regulations, local authority guidance, and internal policies to achieve positive outcomes for children. Support and embody the organisation's core values.

Principal Responsibilities

• Inclusive Care: Provide care in a professional, homely, and inclusive environment that respects race, spirituality, gender, disability, and sexual orientation.
• Relationship Building: Establish positive relationships with children, assess needs, and contribute to individual care plans.
• Child Development: Work with children individually and in groups to enhance relationships, self‑confidence, social skills, behaviour management, and life skills.
• Activity Participation: Organise and take part in activities for children/young people.
• Environment Management: Maintain a welcoming and stimulating environment, including cleaning, gardening, and domestic duties.
• Reporting: Adhere to recording/reporting procedures and produce timely, professional reports.
• Communication: Effectively liaise with other agencies and professionals.
• Financial Duties: Manage petty cash and other purchasing duties in accordance with policy.
• Corporate Parenting: Provide guidance and support while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Key Work Sessions: Work with children's key workers to ensure timely sessions.
• Home Operations: Complete shift duties, including log book entries, records, weekly planners, fire safety, and health checks.
• General Duties: Household chores, light gardening, weekly food shopping.
• Shift Management: Manage shifts when required.
• Liaison: Communicate with families, schools, agencies, and the community.
• Legal/Child Protection: Attend court proceedings, child protection conferences, and provide reports as needed.
• Safeguarding: Act immediately on any safeguarding concerns.
• Professional Development: Work on designated projects and stay updated in the field.
• Cover Duties: Provide support in other care homes as needed.

General Responsibilities for All Staff

• Ambassador Role: Promote and uphold the organisation's mission, vision, ethos, and reputation.
• Flexibility: Undertake other duties as assigned to ensure workload completion.
• Discretion: Exercise judgment and best practices in daily duties.
• Confidentiality: Maintain confidentiality of all personal and organisational information. Breaches may lead to dismissal.
• Organisation Ethos: Support the organisation's core values and equality & diversity policies.
• Health & Safety: Follow all health and safety policies and procedures.

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.