Role: Therapeutic Residential Worker

Salary: £28,000 per annum (depending on qualification) with £50 sleep-in allowance per sleep in.

Location: Ryton, Tyne & Wear

Contract/Hours: Permanent Full-time 37hrs per week (Some Sleep-Ins and waking nights will be required)

Benefits:

29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

Join our team as a Therapeutic Residential worker and make a meaningful impact in the lives of trauma-informed children. In this role you’ll create a safe and nurturing environment where the children can heal and grow. You’ll build trusting relationships, facilitate engaging activities. Our trauma-informed approach recognises and responds to the impact of trauma on the lives of our young people, shaping every aspect of their care.

If your passionate about empowering young minds and helping them thrive we want to hear from you, whilst a qualification would be great, we're very open to relevant experience from those with a positive attitude and the desire to give the best care to children and young people.  

About the service

Our 4-bed home provides a safe and supportive environment for children aged 7-17 years old. It's not just a place to stay, it is the children's home.

The home is in a residential area with a variety of local amenities with great travel links from surrounding areas and free parking. We're looking to recruit a dedicated team of Therapeutic Residential Workers who'll ensure tailored, trauma-informed support is provided for each child.   

How you'll help to create brighter futures

Providing high quality services that support the needs of the young people.
Building excellent relationships with young people, their families and other care professionals.
Being an advocate for the wellbeing of the young people.
Working within a Therapeutic model of care.

Let's talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families
Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting
Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role
Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 2 years of commencing employment with us, full support will be provided.

Good to know 

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't.

Contact: Erika Brinkman at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 11669.

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles. 

Don't meet every single requirement?

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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