Yatton, North Somerset
Circa £9.64 Per Hour
Casual Contract, Includes Early, Lates, Weekends and sleep ins

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

Our Place is a newly opened, OFSTED registered, 4 bedded permanent residential unit for children and young people aged between 8 - 18 who have various learning and physical disabilities.

We are looking for a Casual Assistant Residential Worker who will help our team provide a safe and caring environment supporting the children with household tasks and all aspects of their care. We are looking for someone who has a compassionate and positive attitude, is adaptable to changing situations and has excellent communication skills. Your rota will have a mix of early shifts (7.30-16.30), late shifts (14.00-21.30) and sleep in's (9.30 start, finish 10.00 next day). There is also opportunity to do waking night shifts (21.30-7.30). Annual leave is payable on top of your hourly rate.

You will make a difference by:

- Supporting children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and clinical procedures in line with the services policies and procedures.

- Contributing to the development and evaluation of care plans and risk assessments.

- Ensuring safeguarding practices are in place.

- Planning and executing activities for service users to promote a healthy and positive lifestyle.

- Promoting independence and Equality & Diversity throughout the service.

You will need:

- Previous experience and knowledge working with Service users with Learning Disabilities and Physical Disabilities and challenging behaviour.

- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care would be desirable but not essential.

- Previous experience in a residential setting, or similar.

- The ability to work well within a team.

- The ability to use own initiative.

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information, please contact Lynsey Munro at

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 28th January 2021 over MS Teams or in person depending on Covid guidelines at the time of interview.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.