Step-down services for children and young adults

Weekend Residential Support Worker

10-20 Hours a week

Starting Salary: £10.68 – £11.92 per hour

Oaklea Grangeis a specialist provision for children and young people, who have a range of identified complex and challenging needs such as:

EBD, Autism, Mental Health Issues, complex needs and other health needs.

As a Residential Support Worker, you should be highly motivated, committed and have a genuine interest in delivering the highest quality of care for children and young people in an outstanding residential setting.

You will support the care team, deputy manager and manager in developing the service, contributing to positive outcomes for the children and young people and the service.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to include clinical staff such as psychiatrist, psychologists, occupational health, therapist, education and social workers in order to achieve positive outcomes for the children and young people.

You will have experience of supporting children or adults in a similar environment. It is desirable for the applicant to hold the relevant Diploma 3 / 4 qualification for residential childcare, however applicants without this qualification can also be considered

To apply, please submit your CV with an email address and contact number.

What Young Foundations Can Offer:

Join an award winning organisation that offers Industry Leading Training

Young Foundations was the recipient of the prestigious Laing Buisson ‘Innovation In Care Award 2018’ and ‘Children’s Services Award 2020’, and is fully committed to the provision of exceptional learning and development opportunities for all of its employees: including training in attachment disorder, neurology, development and mental health and well-being.

The opportunity to study for a Bachelor’s degree while you work

Young Foundations believe that the professionalism and expertise of our frontline staff should be recognised, by allowing them to achieve a credible level of nationally recognised qualification while they work. With this in mind, 2018 saw the launch of the Foundation Degree sponsorship programme in partnership with Glyndwr University, Wales. This programme allows the part funding of Young Foundations employees, to follow University programmes of work based education, that will lead to FdA and later BA (Honours) qualifications in Therapeutic Childcare