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Houseparents and Residential Wardens

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About this career

£28,759

Median salary

New workers start around £10,145.06. Normal pay is £28,759 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £46,336.83.
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Jobs

Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.

Daily Tasks

  • Keeps records and writes reports.
  • Maintains contact and discusses problems/progress with other staff and social workers.
  • Establishes and maintains contact with members of the neighbouring community and/or the residents’ family and friends.
  • May provide one-to-one counselling or group therapy.
  • Manage the household (domestic duties).
  • Ensures that students attend school regularly.
  • Ensures that all material needs of residents are provided and endeavours to resolve any problems that they may have.
  • Plans and participates in games and leisure activities to encourage emotional, social, physical and intellectual development.
  • Creates friendly, secure atmosphere and tries to gain the trust and confidence of those in the home or under supervision.

Skills

Job postings

Monitoring
65
Learning Strategies
64
Critical Thinking
60
Reading Comprehension
59
Writing
56
Active Listening
54
Speaking
54
Active Learning
50
Mathematics
29
Science
16