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Residential Childcare Worker

United Kingdom, Basildon 13.00 - 14.00 GBP / Hour · Job Posted June 14, 2026
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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

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