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Job Title: Residential Childcare Worker Location: Basildon Contract Type: Part-time / Shift Work (including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and bank holidays as required) Who We Are Brook Street Social Care is a national staffing agency, working with care providers across the country. We support a range of clients who have children homes in and around Basildon. Our clients require staff who are able to work day shifts, night shifts and weekends. Job Purpose To provide high-quality care, support, and guidance to children and young people living in a residential home. The role involves promoting their physical, emotional, social, and educational development while ensuring their safety, wellbeing, and individual needs are met in accordance with relevant legislation, safeguarding procedures, and the home's policies.
Job Responsibility
Provide a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment for children and young people
Build positive, trusting, and professional relationships with residents
Support children with daily living activities, including personal care, hygiene, meal preparation, and household routines
Encourage and promote independence, life skills, and positive decision-making
Support children to attend school, appointments, and recreational activities
Safeguard and protect children from harm, abuse, neglect, and exploitation
Follow safeguarding policies and report concerns promptly and appropriately
Maintain professional boundaries and act as a positive role model
Support children experiencing emotional, behavioural, or mental health challenges
Implement behaviour support plans and therapeutic approaches where required
Help children develop resilience, confidence, self-esteem, and coping strategies
Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records, reports, and daily logs
Contribute to care plans, risk assessments, and review meetings
Record incidents, accidents, and safeguarding concerns in accordance with policies
Ensure compliance with data protection and confidentiality requirements
Work collaboratively with colleagues, managers, social workers, families, schools, healthcare professionals, and other agencies
Attend team meetings, supervision sessions, and training programmes
Requirements
At least 1 years experience working directly with children or young people in a care, education, youth work, within the last 3 years
Good understanding of safeguarding children and young people
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work effectively as part of a team
Flexible approach to working shifts, including sleep-ins and weekends
Enhanced DBS check suitable for working with children
What we offer
Pension
Holiday allowance
Employee assistance
Overtime opportunities
Ongoing training and professional development
Career progression opportunities
Annual leave entitlement in accordance with company policy