Residential Social Care Worker

Overview

Provide a safe, caring and inclusive environment that meets young people's physical, emotional, social and cultural needs, while supporting colleagues to deliver high-quality care standards. Promote a positive, enabling culture that helps young people maximise their life chances and achieve the best possible outcomes in line with quality care standards. Support the development and review of policies, procedures and practices to ensure compliance with legislation, safeguarding requirements and quality standards.

• Undertake key worker responsibilities, including managing complex cases and safeguarding concerns, while providing guidance and support to less experienced staff.
• Maintain strong safeguarding awareness by assessing and managing risk, setting consistent boundaries and reporting concerns appropriately to protect the young people's welfare.
• Assess individual needs and contribute to care planning, ensuring the voices of young people, parents and those with parental responsibility are considered.
• Support young people's educational engagement, progress and achievement through effective planning, advocacy and participation in education reviews.
• Deliver direct care and interventions that meet identified needs, support positive transitions and strengthen important relationships.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with families, communities and external agencies to improve outcomes for young people.
• Contribute to staff supervision, appraisal and development, promoting continuous professional learning and improved performance.
• Represent the organisation professionally through effective communication, meetings and accurate report writing.
• Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people in your care.
• Work within a caring home environment with the wider team under the leadership of the Registered Manager, nurturing and supporting the young people as if they were part of a family home.

• QCF Level 4 in Children, Young People and Families Practitioner or equivalent, or NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare (excluding the Health and Social Care qualification for adults).
• BA (Hons) Social Work degree with relevant children’s residential practice (no other degree subjects accepted).
• Significant residential childcare experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Working with statutory and voluntary agencies.
• Flexibility to respond to the needs of the unit and young people.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good organisational and time‑management skills.
• A current clean driving licence.

• Sleep‑in allowance of £107.60 per shift and time and a quarter paid for weekend hours worked (£19.82 per hour).
• Annual leave: 27 days plus 8 bank holidays (30 days after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years).
• Generous pension scheme and death‑in‑service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service.
• Occupational sick pay and family‑friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and discount platform offering discounts at high‑street shops, travel and insurance.
• Annual salary £30,912 plus additional payments for sleep‑ins.

The Together Trust is one of the North West's leading charities, offering individual care, support and education to hundreds of children, young people and adults each year. All work hours are undertaken in a secure and supportive environment, with safeguarding checks including an Enhanced DBS check carried out at no cost to the successful candidate, in line with our safer recruitment policy.