North Lakes Children’s Services
Residential Childcare Support Worker
Location: Heads Nook, Brampton, Cumbria
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Specific Hours: 42 hours per week - shift pattern on rotation
Salary
- Unqualified: A base salary of £28,893.07 per annum with the potential to earn up to £32,150.35 with sleep-in shifts
- Qualified: A base salary of £29,868.38 per annum with the potential to earn up to £33,125.66 with sleep-in shifts
(Qualified Care Worker salary is based on the proven existing completion of a Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare)
What We Offer
- Sleep-in allowance of £62.50 per night (up to £3,257.28 extra per year)
- Up to 6 weeks’ holiday
- A rota pattern of two days on, two days off, with staggered start times ranging from 08:00, 12:00 or 14:00 (i.e. 08:00-22:00, 12:00-22:00 or 14:00-22:00)
- Free meals on duty
- Company pension
- Employee discount and wellbeing programmes
- Comprehensive training and ongoing CPD
- Funded Level 3 and Level 5 qualifications
- Clear promotion opportunities
- Monthly clinical and professional supervision with therapeutic support
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 Residential Support Worker, you’ll be a positive role model - supportive, approachable, and committed to making a real difference in each young person’s life.
Main Duties
- Follow daily shift plans, routines and handovers (term-time and holidays)
- Support boys with morning/evening routines, personal care, meals, school runs, activities and bedtime
- Promote life skills, independence, room cleanliness and social development
- Attend appointments and support activity plans and daily targets
- Complete all required paperwork, checks and budgeting tasks
- Carry out household duties including cleaning, laundry, shopping and meal preparation
- Complete safety checks (COSHH, fire safety, vehicle checks)
- Build positive relationships with families and organise family time
- Act as a Keyworker, offering empathy, consistency, and meaningful support
Requirements
- Flexibility to work 14-hour shifts (two days on, two days off) with rotating start times (08:00, 12:00, 14:00), including sleep-ins
- Understanding of the challenges faced by young people in care
- Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or equivalent) or willingness to work towards the qualification
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- Willingness to learn and work effectively within a small team
- Ability to pass an enhanced DBS check, the cost of which will be met by North Lakes Children’s Services
- Experience supporting young people with emotional and behavioural needs, social care, residential work, or youth work (advantageous)
- Full, clean UK driving licence and flexibility to cover other homes when needed
North Lakes Children's Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
North Lakes Children’s Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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