Care Home Assistant - Residential Support Worker
| Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £13.74 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 August 2025 |
| Location: | Kent, South East England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | HANDD RECRUITMENT LTD |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 32503 |
Summary
Purpose of the Job:
To provide direct care to children by engaging them in stimulating and meaningful learning activities. To encourage children to express their wishes and feelings and make their own choices as much as possible. To support children to attend all their appointments, learn English whilst feeling happy and safe. By doing this Residential Support Worker helps make sure children are cared for and ready to move to a more permanent home.
Main duties and responsibilities:
• Have responsibility for the day to day care of the children living in the home, under the direction of the Children’s Home Manager in line with Directorate Policy and Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 including the Quality Standards.
• Keep up to date with National and Directorate policies and procedures, ensuring robust compliance in accordance with Ofsted regulations.
• Promote equality for all individuals which recognises and encourages anti-discriminatory behavior, children’s rights, choices, personal beliefs and identity.
• Attend daily handover meetings with the Children’s Home Managers to understand what tasks need to be completed, by who and when, during the shift.
• Support the Children’s Home Managers in welcoming and orientating all children to the home.
• Work with colleagues and other professionals to deliver a weekly program of education and activities so children have stimulating and meaningful learning and experiences.
• Maintain records for every child on Liberi so they are clear, accurate and available for review by Social Workers and Managers.
• Accompany children to/from all their appointments, which will involve transporting the children in a company vehicle. Book follow up appointments when accompanying children to initial appointments.
• Attend and contribute to children’s Child in Care reviews.
• Complete Incident Reports and submit these to the Children’s Home Managers whenever concerns are raised regarding the behaviors and safety of children, staff or a third party.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent or NVQ Level 3 Caring for Children and Young People.
- Evidence of relevant professional development.
- Compulsory DBS Check
- Valid UK Driving Licence.
To provide direct care to children by engaging them in stimulating and meaningful learning activities. To encourage children to express their wishes and feelings and make their own choices as much as possible. To support children to attend all their appointments, learn English whilst feeling happy and safe. By doing this Residential Support Worker helps make sure children are cared for and ready to move to a more permanent home.
Main duties and responsibilities:
• Have responsibility for the day to day care of the children living in the home, under the direction of the Children’s Home Manager in line with Directorate Policy and Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 including the Quality Standards.
• Keep up to date with National and Directorate policies and procedures, ensuring robust compliance in accordance with Ofsted regulations.
• Promote equality for all individuals which recognises and encourages anti-discriminatory behavior, children’s rights, choices, personal beliefs and identity.
• Attend daily handover meetings with the Children’s Home Managers to understand what tasks need to be completed, by who and when, during the shift.
• Support the Children’s Home Managers in welcoming and orientating all children to the home.
• Work with colleagues and other professionals to deliver a weekly program of education and activities so children have stimulating and meaningful learning and experiences.
• Maintain records for every child on Liberi so they are clear, accurate and available for review by Social Workers and Managers.
• Accompany children to/from all their appointments, which will involve transporting the children in a company vehicle. Book follow up appointments when accompanying children to initial appointments.
• Attend and contribute to children’s Child in Care reviews.
• Complete Incident Reports and submit these to the Children’s Home Managers whenever concerns are raised regarding the behaviors and safety of children, staff or a third party.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent or NVQ Level 3 Caring for Children and Young People.
- Evidence of relevant professional development.
- Compulsory DBS Check
- Valid UK Driving Licence.