Therapeutic Support Worker

Job description

Shift9 hour shift - Waking Nights (10:30pm-7:30am)

Pay Rate

£13.50ph daily rate

£62 per each sleep in

£15.50ph for waking nights

Job PurposeTo provide advice, assistance and support to young people in our care, attending to their practical, physical and emotional needs. Ensuring the young person is always appropriately safe guarded, driving our ethos of 'every child matter's'.

Key ResponsibilitiesSupport to Young People

To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the practical, physical, emotional and behavioural needs of the young person within our care

To provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which the young person can feel secure and free from harm

Establishing positive, trusted and secure relationships with the young person ensuring professional boundaries

Be a positive role model to the young person, rewarding positive conduct

Contribute to the young person's care plan

Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare and the family environment (cooking, cleaning, general maintenance around the home etc)

Keeping accurate written records on young people which feed into planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as appropriate

Empowering the young person and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future, sensitively supporting them where it may not be possible to act on their wishes

Supporting the young person in meetings with relevant professionals including social workers, CAMHS and LAC nurses

Support to Team

Being aware of the aims and outcomes of the home and working collaboratively with team members to achieve them

Promote positive challenges within the team

Any other responsibilities as so reasonably directed by the management team

Person Specification

Able to de‐escalate and work in high pressure situations (Essential)

Resilience (Essential)

Level 3 Diploma in Children's Residential Care or willing to work towards (Desirable)

Experience of working with children (Desirable)

Experience of working within a children's residential setting (Desirable)

Driving Licence (Desirable)

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Wythenshawe

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

26-05-2026

Profession type

Counselling and Social Services

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English