Support Worker, Child Development​/Support

Residential Childcare Worker

Location: Consett, England, United Kingdom

Contract: Full Time, Part Time

Role Type: Permanent

Working hours per week: 42

Salary: £12.69 - £13.31

Closing Date: Monday 1 June 2026

Main Purpose of the Job: To provide advice, assistance and support to young people, safeguarding their welfare at all times. To attend to their practical, physical and emotional needs. To act as an appropriate role model and to work closely with them to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential.

Equality & Diversity: All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Residential Care Workers are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.

• Provide care for young people through attending to practical matters (cooking, cleaning, etc.) and establishing positive relationships, offering unconditional and positive regard.
• Meet the physical, emotional, behavioural, cultural and educational needs of young people.
• Act as a role model and demonstrate appropriate pro‑social ways of dealing with problems.
• Help young people gain self‑control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding acceptable pro‑social conduct.
• Ensure that each young person’s care plan is followed and amended as appropriate.
• Take responsibility for a small number of young people, ensuring that their needs are fully met and that relationships are positive, warm and rewarding.
• Provide 1:1 advice, assistance and support to enable young people to address past and present difficulties.
• Provide emotional support at times of difficulty or stress.
• Be ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimising their potential.
• Support young people in their education and extracurricular activities.
• Keep accurate records and write reports for planning meetings, reviews etc.
• Empower young people and facilitate their active involvement in decision‑making about their lives and future.
• Advocate at meetings where the young person is the subject of discussion.
• Encourage the young person to develop links with the community, attend off‑site activities and expand their personal social network.
• Work as part of a team: be aware of aims, attend meetings, contribute positively, provide feedback, maintain consistency in plans, support colleagues, attend supervision, monitor conduct, refer concerns (whistleblowing), adhere to policies.
• Attend young people’s meetings and contribute.
• Drive company vehicles (current licence holders subject to procedures).
• Receive appropriate training and keep training profile up to date.
• Maintain accurate financial records for the post.
• Take responsibility for health, safety and welfare of self and colleagues.
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Carry out all other reasonable tasks as directed.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Other
• Industry: Hospitals and Health Care