Residential Child Care Support Worker Sessional/Casual
Polaris
CarlisleView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£13.23 an hour
Contract
Not specified
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
23 days leftJob description
Residential Childcare Support Worker (Sessional/Casual)
Company: North Lakes Children’s Services
Full Time/Permanent: Shift pattern- ad-hoc cover
Salary: £13.23 per hour
Location: Carlisle
North Lakes Children’s Services provides residential care and education for boys aged 6–18, helping them build resilience, confidence, and key life skills.
As a Support Care Worker, you’ll be a positive role model—approachable, supportive, and committed to making a meaningful difference. Creating safe, nurturing, and fun experiences is central to what we do.
We’re recruiting Casual Care Workers for our homes in Carlisle and Headsnook—warm, compassionate individuals who want to help young people recover from early life experiences and thrive.
- Support daily routines: morning/evening tasks, personal hygiene, meals, school runs, activities, and bedtime
- Promote independence, life skills, socialisation, and room cleanliness
- Attend appointments and support activity plans and daily targets
- Complete paperwork: day sheets, handovers, budgeting, checks, and daily records
- Carry out household tasks: cleaning, laundry, shopping, meal prep, and kitchen hygiene
- Complete safety checks (COSHH, fire, vehicle)
- Build positive relationships with families and help organise family time
- Flexibility to work up to 14-hour shifts with varied start times (08:00, 12:00, 14:00), including potential sleep-ins
- Understanding of the challenges faced by young people in care
- Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification (or willingness to work toward it)
- Excellent communication, listening, and teamwork skills
- Willingness to learn and complete an enhanced DBS (paid for by us)
- Experience in EBD, social care, residential work, or youth work (advantageous)
North Lakes Children's Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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First seen
12 September 2026
Last checked
29 September 2026
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