Residential Care Worker

Location Croydon
Job type Permanent
Salary Up to £27456.00 per annum
Reference HQ00109230_1596193172

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Residential Childcare Worker to fill a full-time role based in Croydon.

The salary for this permanent Residential Childcare Worker job is £27,456 per annum.

Duties:

  • To act as a member of a small residential care team in the provision of a homely care environment fostering warm relationships, setting clear boundaries, routines, guidance and support for the young people in residence, to the highest professional standards.
  • To promote the care and welfare of each child in placement.
  • To form positive and constructive relationships with young people in the home to enable effective individual and group work practice.
  • To work closely with senior staff in carrying out specific tasks as delegated, i.e. participating in placement planning, professionals, team-around-the-child, keywork, and review meetings.
  • To maintain service user files, ensuring that work undertaken with the young people is consistently recorded and evaluated via keywork session records, monthly progress reports and review reports.

Requirements:

  • Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or NVQ 3 'Working with Children and Young People' or Social Work qualification.
  • Minimum two years' experience working with teenagers in either paid or voluntary capacity.

Contact:

This Residential Childcare Worker job is advertised by Neil Clements; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.