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Residential Childcare Support Worker (Sessional/Casual)Casual: Shift pattern- ad-hoc coverSalary: £12.72 per hourLocation: CarlisleNorth Lakes Children's Services is a well-established local provider of residential care and education for boys aged 6-18. We improve the resilience, self-esteem and abilities of all the young people we work with.As a Support Care Worker there is a high expectation placed on you to be 'strong, committed and passionate' about your role. The young people are at the centre of everything we do - both for and with them. You are a role model, a listening ear, a warm and approachable person and potentially someone who could inspire and make a massive and significant impact on a young person's life, their choices, who they are and who they can be! You need to promote, support and facilitate the creation of 'happy memories' and have fun with them to do so.We are currently seeking Care Workers to join our teams either in our 3 homes in Carlisle or our one home in Headsnook on a casual basis who have a warm and approachable manner, and feel they can make a significant impact on a young person's life in how they recover from early life experiences.Main DutiesIn each home we have detailed shift planners/diaries/handover documents that will outline the specific daily duties and tasks that you will be required to complete, these will be specific to whether it is term-time (school days) or during holiday periods as some of the tasks will differ. The following is a summary of some of your duties during term-timeSupporting all of the boys daily routines, including getting them up, promoting personal hygiene routines, meals, either school runs or activitiesSupporting room cleans/developing of life skills/independence, promoting socialisation and supporting bed-time routinesAttending medical/other appointmentsSupporting the plans on the activity plannersCompletion of day sheets for the boys and working with them on their targetsCompleting handover documents/ tasksCompletion of all daily paperworkCompleting budgeting requirementsCompletion of daily room checks and daily housecleaning tasksComplete any food/other shopping needs, including meal preparation and kitchen hygiene/laundry dutiesCompletion of any specific checks such as COSHH, Fire Checks/Car checksLiaising and building appropriate relationships with the families, working to find out about special dates for boys and ensuring these are noted/marked, sorting and planning family time contactsAll Applicants must have:Flexibility in your availability is a must as the role could involve sleep in nights and shift work of up to 14 hours. Varied start times of 08:00, 12:00, 14:00Have an understanding of the issues that face young people in careHold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualificationExcellent communication and listening skillsBe willing to learnBe able to work well as part of a small teamBe willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by ourselvesExperience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous.North Lakes Children's Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.JBRP1_UKTJ