Much of the work revolves around Children in Care, Young people in supported housing, Foster Carers, Care Leavers, family support, SEN/Learning disabilities.
You could be working in a variety of placements, have longer term assignments or a new full-time role. We would love to talk to anyone who has experience of working in this sector, qualifications required will depend on what is needed for each role.
Some roles will require specialist skills and qualifications - we will generally match your skills and qualifications to the roles we have.
Most importantly - You will be able to establish a rapport and build respectful, trusting, honest and supportive relationships.
We offer flexible work, competitive weekly pay, free training, and support from our team. By providing great staff, we make a positive difference, and we want to ensure our staff feel valued and appreciated.
We are looking for people with experience in working with Children and Young people or have transferable skills for our clients who run residential childcare settings and supported housing for young people.
The majority of our work is based in Poole, Ferndown, Dorchester and Weymouth.
There are various shifts always available so we are looking for reliable staff who are looking for some extra work - we can offer fulltime hours across projects or hours to suit your commitments. Building relationships is key when working with look after children or care leavers so ideally you will do much of your work within the same project where possible.
Qualities we are looking for :-
A commitment to supporting and inspiring young people to get the most out of life
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Good IT skills
Organisational skills
Be open, honest, and reliable.
Value and respect the views and needs of children &young people
Be able work professionally maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries.
Have understanding and knowledge of Safeguarding
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Be able to establish a rapport and build respectful, trusting, honest and supportive relationships
Have the confidence to identify challenging situation
Be able to establish a rapport and build respectful, trusting, honest and supportive relationships
Hourly rate is between £11.50-15.33 ( up to £20.50 dependent on experience and qualifications)
Sleep in's for residential are paid at £75
We will provide accredited training a free DBS and offer the the chance to work in different settings to broaden your experience.
If you would like some further information please email carolyn@lilysfaiing.co.uk
Do you want to work for a company that has a strong belief that young people should feel valued and be part of the high standard of the support Lily Housing provide?
Would you like to earn up to a £1,250 welcome bonus (conditions apply) ?
Lily strive to offer environments that enhance lives and promotes dignity, trust and self worth. The Lily housing project has been established across Dorset for 20 years, offering a innovative and bespoke model of supported housing to young people aged 16-21.
We provide a fresh approach that enables the talents and ambitions of this vulnerable group to flourish.
Would you like to join our team to inspire young people to reach their true potential?
About your role
About you
The right candidate will become a significant part of the team. You will value a person centered approach to support and be enthusiastic about promoting the well being and independence of all of the young people we support
Are you looking for a rewarding career? With a real chance of progression and ongoing training? With up to a £1250 welcome bonus?
Due to continued growth and success Lily Residential Services is now looking for Residential Childcare Workers to join our dedicated and professional team.
You will be required to work 39 hours per week. 91 Sleep-ins per year.
Lily Services have historically provided safe environments and care for vulnerable children and young people in Dorset, consistently demonstrating positive outcomes.
We have insight and understanding of the importance of relationship-based practice, emphasising on physical, psychological, and emotional support to create safety and empowerment for children and young people.
We take great pride in the standard of our homes ensuring they are a welcoming and homely environment for our children, with a caring, supportive, and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel secure and free from harm.
The Role
Knowledge and Skills:
This post requires the holder to do varying shifts, which include early morning and late evening work. The post holder is also required to work weekends as part of a rolling rota and Bank Holidays when required.
On occasions you may be requested to change your rota at a given notice as per your contract, to ensure the contingencies of the service are covered. This may also include covering an additional sleep-in duty as an emergency measure.
There may also be occasions where you will be lone working.
Lily Residential Services is committed to safeguarding and therefore operate a robust softer recruitment process- You will be required to have a clear enhances DBS check. We will also require a full employment history, with any employment gaps explained.
Lily services are an equal opportunities employer.
Lily staffing work closely with local authorities to support supervised contact for looked after children with their families/carer's. This can involve picking up children from placements and taking to either contact centres or to meetings in the community. As a contact worker you will be expected to supervise the contact to ensure all of the instructions are followed and to submit a report about the contact.
Ideally you will have some experience of working with children and have an understanding of the issues faced by looked after children. The age group is generally 0-16 and often includes siblings.
You will need your own transport that is suitable for transporting others with the correct insurances.
Hourly rate is between £14.24 and £20.50 dependent on times/days, travel time is paid by the hourly rate and mileage is paid at .45p per mile.
For more information email carolyn@lilystaffing or click the apply now button
Are you currently working in a senior role within residential care, looking to take the next step in your career? And up to £1,250 welcome bonus (conditions apply)
As part of our continued growth we are recruiting for a Deputy manager at our 2 bed residential home in Poole. We offer genuine career progression and extensive training to enable you to work towards becoming a registered manager.
Using your experience of working with vulnerable children and/or those with multiple and complex needs, you will work closely with the children living in Lily Residential homes.
Lily have historically provided safe environments and care for vulnerable children and young people in Dorset, consistently demonstrating positive outcomes.
We have insight and understanding of the importance of relationship-based practice, emphasising on physical, psychological, and emotional support to create safety and empowerment for children and young people.
We take great pride in the standard of our homes ensuring they are a welcoming and a homely environment for our children, with a caring, supportive, and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel secure and free from harm.
You will work in partnership with and be part of a team collectively encouraging children & young people to realise their hopes and dreams, providing a platform for them to change their lives, feel safe and reach their full potential in the future.
Your role will include
Being responsible for effective day to day running of the residential home in the absence of the homes’ manager; to be responsible for a team of staff, the allocation of work tasks, as well as undertaking direct work with children in the home when necessary. To be responsible for all aspects of the residential premises, including maintenance and health and safety.
Staff management
Skills, qualifications and attributes
You will be working a minimum of 39 hours on a shift pattern agreed with the Registered Service Manager. The role will include office based days, shifts in the home and 1 in 4 weekends.
You will also be expected to be part of a 4 weekly rota with Registered Managers, Deputies and Senior RCW be available for Manager on calls. This will be in line with the 1 in 4 weekends on shift.
Lily Residential operate a robust safer recruitment policy, we will need a fully checkable employment history with any gaps explained. The post holder will be required to under go an enhanced DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer and as such welcome applications from all.
The Lily housing project has been established across Dorset for 20 years, offering a innovative and bespoke model of supported housing to young people aged 16-21. Lily strive to offer environments that enhance lives and promotes dignity, trust and self worth. We provide a fresh approach that enables the talents and ambitions of this vulnerable group to flourish.
Would you like to join our team to inspire young people to reach their true potential?
We are always looking for good reliable BANK staff to work within this inspirational project. Hours are worked on a shift basis but we are able to offer flexibility. Hours are 9.30am-6.30 pm- but for the right candidates we would accommodate your commitments to enable you to join the team and provide regular hours.
WEEKLY PAY
Rates are dependent on days/times and are between £11.50-£15.33 per hour
Due to our continued growth, we are looking to recruit for a new, exciting, and pivotal role within Lily Services, based at our Dorchester Head Office.
Lily services works with local authorities in children and young people’s services. We have historically provided safe environments and care for vulnerable children and young people in Dorset, with demonstrably positive outcomes.
This an exciting opportunity for your ‘can-do’ proactive attitude to work alongside to the Managing Director and the Director of operations.
£1,250 welcome bonus (conditions apply)
What you’ll be doing:
Supporting our senior management team in their day-to-day work by helping with projects, liaising with internal and external colleagues, fact finding, networking, and ensuring they have what they need to run the company efficiently and successfully.
Skills and attributes you will need
What’s in it for you
40 hour working week Mon-Fri 9-5pm with 30 minutes paid lunch break
Lily Residential Services is committed to safeguarding and therefore operate a robust softer recruitment process- You will be required to have a clear enhances DBS check.
We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Our first contact would be a chat on the phone, in order for you to hear about what we are looking for and the work we are doing, and for you to decide if we can offer what you are looking for. We will also ask you for a copy of your CV if you haven’t already supplied one at this at this stage.
You will be sent our online application form, alongwith GDPR consent and an Equal opportunity monitoring form. The form is thorough, its designed that way as safeguarding, and child protection is at the heart of what we do. Once we have the completed form, we will invite you in for an interview.
Our interview process is fairly informal, you will get a short induction into the company and our ethos, we tell you about us and what we do-and why we do it and the type of candidates we are looking for.
We will go through some pre-set questions, and your answers will be recorded in writing in line with safer recruitment. You can let us know what types of roles you would like to do, where your intertest, experience and passion lies, the hours you would like to work, and we will chat through your recent employment.
By this stage we will know each other quite well! We will have a good understanding about what you are looking for and will have discussed the types of roles we are likely to offer you. We will email you with offers of work as they become available, every effort is made to offer the right roles to the right candidates.
You are under no obligation to accept any of the roles we forward to you, we ask that you let us know as soon as possible if you are interested. There could be occasions where the hours could be negotiated, so if the role appeals and the hours aren’t quite right let us know.
Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check and a fully checkable work history.
A full copy of our safer recruitment and safeguarding policies can be found on our compliance page.