Liquid Personnel

Residential Support Worker - Essex

Liquid Personnel  •  Essex, MD (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Support vulnerable children and young people in a residential care setting, promoting their physical and emotional well-being and helping them achieve positive outcomes in life.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide day-to-day care and emotional support to residents
  • Assist with daily routines, education, and leisure activities
  • Record and report observations accurately
  • Promote safeguarding and child protection
  • Work closely with families, social workers, and other professionals

Benefits:

  • Overtime and enhanced pay for unsociable hours
  • Ongoing training and professional development
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Pension scheme
  • Supportive working environment

Qualifications and Essential Requirements:

  • Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or willingness to work towards it)
  • Previous experience working with children or vulnerable individuals
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • A full UK driving license (often preferred or required)
  • Enhanced DBS check

BH - 190454
GH - 313701

Liquid Personnel

About Liquid Personnel

Liquid Personnel is a specialist social work and healthcare recruitment consultancy. Founded in 2006, we are now the leading provider of agency social workers in the UK, trusted by over 150 organisations nationwide to provide exceptional agency staff.

We also specialise in the following divisions:

• Nursing - temporary and permanent nurses

• Allied Health Professionals - temporary occupational therapists and physiotherapists

• Criminal Justice - temporary prison nurses, probation officers, and youth offending officers

Accreditations:

- Listed in the UK's Best Medium Workplaces Awards 2013 - 2017; winners of the Laureate Award 2017, recognising that we have been ranked in the awards for 5 years in a row

- 24th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For 2016

- Winners of the Best People Development Business Award and Best Back Office Support Team Award 2016 at the Institute of Recruitment Professionals Awards

- 7th fastest-growing business in the Manchester area in the Greater Manchester Fastest 50 2016

- 11th in Recruiter Fast 50 2016 rankings

- Winners of "Best Large Recruitment Agency"​ at the Recruitment Business Awards 2015

- Holders of Investors in People status

- Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Members

- 'Disability Confident Employers'​

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Manchester, GB
Year Founded
2006
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