Liquid Personnel are currently recruiting for an experienced Residential Child Care Officer to join the Children’s Team based in Newcastle.
 
As a successful candidate, you will be able to demonstrate an understanding of a child’s needs and effects of the child’s life experiences and family history on their emotional wellbeing and behaviours.
 
Your benefits as a Residential Child Care Officer:

• Competitive pay rate
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Manageable caseloads
• Supportive team and management

Your duties as a Residential Child Care Officer:

• Ability to manage physical and verbal aggression using a trauma informed approach.
• Able to maintain connection with a child when in crisis and offer appropriate level of support.
• Have an understanding of Child Abuse /Child protection Issues
• Be able to provide for the physical and emotional wellbeing of the young people
• Be able to demonstrate motivation, enthusiasm and commitment to assist the young people to reach their potential.
• Acknowledge the importance of practicing self-care when working in potentially stressful situations
• Be able to develop creative and effective activity sessions to promote relationship building.

Your requirements as a Residential Child Care Officer:

• Relevant qualification that relates to work with children/young people at Level 3 (or above) in Social Care e.g. childcare, nursing, teaching, youth work
• The legal right to work in the UK
• Previous experience within a Support Worker role

 Why Liquid Personnel?

• We will assist you from the initial phone call on-wards throughout the whole process
• Twice weekly payroll
• Competitive hourly rates
• Access to exclusive health and social care roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive health and social care knowledge
• Interview and coaching support
• Pre and post placement support to ensure you’re happy in the role