Children and Young People Residential Support Workers\n\n£12.50 - £14.00 per hour plus sleep-ins as required based on a monthly rota with the opportunity to pick up additional shifts.\n\nContract: Permanent\n\nHow many hats can you wear in a day?\n\nAre you resilient, robust and resourceful? Honest, reliable, compassionate? Flexible, fun and hard-working?

Do you have a background in working with children or an experienced Youth Worker looking to make the switch? Or have you been an RSW and would like to return to the sector?\n\nIf your answer is YES, then we would like you to consider a company with clear career progression and full training provided in their purpose designed children’s residential settings.\n\nFor an RSW, no two days are the same, for example tonight involves:\n\n• helping cook the tea;\n\n• helping with homework\n\n• playing football in the garden\n\nBut tomorrow may bring:\n\n• attending meetings;\n\n• addressing challenging behaviour\n\n• writing reports\n\nSo if the hat fits, read on ...\n\nTeacherActive is proud to be working with various residential providers with beautiful settings in Birmingham. The companies are national providers with an excellent reputation supporting young people who may have emotional difficulties, challenging behaviour and other needs.

The setting adopts a child centred approach and actively promote children’s rights and on-going therapeutic care. Management deliver their service in safe, personalised, small group care which promotes the children’s welfare.\n\nResidential Support Worker we require:\n\nMinimum one year working with children/young adults in the education or care sector (essential)\nLevel 3 Children and Young Peoples Workforce or equivalent (desirable)\nA full UK driving licence (desirable)\nThe Residential Home can accommodate children up to 18 years of age. Due to the nature of this post the Department for Education National Minimum Standards state that the employees must be 4 years older than the oldest resident.

Therefore, applicants must be 22 years of age or older.\n\nPlease be aware that this is a “rolling advert” and that during this time applications will be reviewed as part of the shortlisting process on a regular basis. Interviews will also be convened at regular intervals (Thursday and Fridays). Any candidates that are unsuccessful during either the shortlisting or interview stages will not be reconsidered if they re-apply during this time.

The advert will be closed when all positions are filled and therefore we encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.\n\nAll applicants will be contacted to discuss suitability and then invited to register with TeacherActive.\n\nRegistration involves an enhanced DBS check, ID checks and will require you to supply good professional references. We pride ourselves on excellent service. We can provide a wide range of opportunities in schools and other educational institutions, with good rates of pay, at times to suit your needs.\n\nRegular external audits have shown repeatedly that our standards are exceptional.

We are passionate about finding the right staff for each environment.\n\nTeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer, and operates as an Employment Business in providing temporary or contract job-seeking services