Children’s Residential Support Worker – Rossendale

Prospero Health and Social Care are looking for Residential Support Worker’s across Rossendale to join our team on a temporary basis to provide support to children and young people, ages 10-17 years, who have complex needs, challenging and emotional behaviours. As a Residential Support Worker, you will focus on building trusting relationships and providing stability for the young people. You will be working in a residential service which provides homes for these young people, not just places to live.

The Residential Support Worker role will involve:

• Encouraging daily routines and independence
• Helping with a balanced healthy diet and exercise
• Helping find interests and take them on activities
• Promoting education
• Positive impact on YP and helping them build positive relationships
• Day-to-day cleaning, laundry and washing, providing nutritious meals

Prospero are looking for Support Workers who are:

• Passionate about helping and working with young people
• Comfortable dealing with or learning to deal with challenging behaviour in a number of different ways and techniques
• Able to demonstrate de-escalation techniques
• Emotionally resilient
• Confident with being able to write reports and paper work

What we need to register you:

• 6-12 months relevant experience within this role or similar
• A full child and adult DBS on the update service, or willing to obtain one.
• A full UK driver’s license is preferred, but not essential.
• Must be able to effectively communicate and build relationships with young people

If you are interested in the above role please apply today or feel free to get in touch with Prospero via 0161 470 0999.