Night Residential Support Worker - Manchester

Night Residential Support Worker - Manchester

Are you a passionate, dedicated Residential Support Worker looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are recruiting a Night Residential Support Worker to join a team based in Manchester.

Umbrella Rate: £17.14 per hour

Duration: 3 to 6 months 

Hours: Rota basis including weekends and bank holidays – 21.45 to 07.45, 14 nights over a 4 week period , 2 nights first week, 5 nights the following week – 35 hrs/week – Office based

Night Residential Support Worker role: Full JD Available

• Support Looked After Children who have complex needs
• Provide a safe, warm, caring and stable environment for the children
• Participate in the assessment of each child’s/young person’s needs and regular reviewing individual care plans/programmes
• Monitor, evaluate and review assessments as required determining suitable adjustments to ensure that service users are able to achieve their agreed goals
• Manage existing and future risks through assessment, and creating plans which ensure the individual needs of service users are appropriately considered
• Provide appropriate emotional support and guidance to the young people
• Ensure that the wishes and feelings of children/people are taken into account in all matters relating to their daily care
• Ensure the welfare of young people is promoted, that they are protected from abuse and that an appropriate response is made to any allegation or suspicion of abuse or neglect
• Encourage and motivate young people to develop interests and leisure activities which can be sustained in the family home
• Encourage individuals to accept responsibility for their self-care, personal growth and development appropriate to their age
• Ensure that good health is promoted and that the health needs of young people are identified, and services provided to meet these needs
• Develop strong, trusting working relationships
• Liaise and work effectively with colleagues, other agencies and service users in the interests of young people
• Maintain appropriate records on each child/young person and prepare written reports

Essential Requirements

• UK Driving Licence, access to a vehicle, business insurance
• Diploma/ NVQ Level 3 in working with Children and Young People in Residential Care or equivalent or Social Work/ Youth Work qualification
• PI (physical intervention) training dated within the last 2 years
• Recent experience of at least 1 year working with Children and Young People aged 11 – 18 years
• Must be resilient, emotionally and physically fit
• You Must Have Right to Live & Work in the UK
• Enhanced Child DBS registered to the update service

We also offer an outstanding referral scheme for any Night Residential Support Worker friends or colleagues.

If you are a Night Residential Support Worker and would like to express your interest, please contact us for this great opportunity by calling on  and speak to Sammy Davis Or email on,  

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.