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Residential Childcare Worker

Salary: Up to £14.39 per hour
Location: Runcorn

 

Are you a pro at calming chaos, catching flying toys, and turning everyday moments into magical memories?
Then congratulations-you may have just found your dream job.

We're on the lookout for a Support Worker Extraordinaire to join our small but mighty team at a respite centre for children with special needs. This isn't your average 9-to-5. It's more like a 9-to-some-snacks-and-silly-dancing, with a healthy dose of heart.

About the Job (aka your daily adventures):

  • Supporting amazing kids with a variety of physical, developmental, and emotional needs

  • Helping with personal care (yes, this means diaper duty-heroes wear gloves!)

  • Leading fun activities like art, sensory play, dance parties, and bubble-blowing championships

  • Keeping things safe, clean, and calm(ish)

  • Being a friendly face for families, a comforting presence for kids, and a snack distributor of legend

What You'll Need:

  • A sense of humour and an unlimited supply of patience

  • Experience working with children or in disability support (or the willingness to learn fast!)

  • A Working With Children Check and First Aid certificate (or the ability to get them faster than a toddler can disappear when it's nap time)

  • Bonus points if you know your way around sensory toys or can interpret "the look" from across the room

Perks of the Gig:

  • Work that actually means something (cue the warm fuzzy feelings)

  • Supportive team who've all mastered the art of the side-eye and the snack stash

  • Flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle

  • Ongoing training so you're always growing (professionally and maybe even as a pillow fort architect)

If you've got a big heart, a resilient spirit, and don't mind being covered in glitter now and then, we'd love to meet you.

Connect2Halton is a trading style of Halton & Kent Commercial Services LLP- A joint venture between Halton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Halton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.