Residential Youth Worker

We have new exciting opportunities for 5 experienced residential youth workers to join Lavoro Care's successful team.

Candidates will be providing full care and support to children and young people aged 8 - 18 with emotional and behavioural issues and challenging behaviour.

The right candidates must have:

• A minimum of 6 months relevant care experience which we can verify with references
• An excellent work ethic as well as being reliable and flexible
• Be passionate about the care and safety of children and young people
• Due to the nature of the role drivers with their own transport are required
• Must be a minimum of 21 years old to comply with Ofsted requirements
• Candidates with QCF/NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People will have an advantage

In return we can offer:

• Guaranteed agency work and permanent contracts with our care providers after 12 weeks
• Weekly pay Free specialist training courses worth over £500, including MAPA which is a BILD accredited course
• Opportunities to undertake a QCF/NVQ in Health and Social Care 
• Full and part time hours 7 days a week - flexible to suit your lifestyle
• Day and night shifts and sleep-ins
• Weekend only work 

Successful candidates will be required to undergo full safer employment checks including an enhanced DBS check. The £56.50 cost will be met by the applicant, however, we also accept portable enhanced DBS certificates.  

As soon as pre employment checks and training are complete, which will take no longer than two weeks, immediate work is available.

For more information, please call John McMahon on 0151 922 9925 or email your CV to jobs@lavorocare.com marking it for the attention of John McMahon.