Senior Residential Support Worker - Children’s Home
Location: Godstone, Surrey
Salary: GBP30,000.00 - GBP34,000.00 OTE per year (includes sleep-ins - circa GBP4,000 per year)
I am looking for an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker to join a 5-bedded EBD Children’s Residential Home in Godstone, Surrey, which is rated as good by Ofsted. The service is home to children and young people with ADHD, ASD, trauma-related behaviours, and those who may have suffered from neglect and abuse in the past. The home provides in-house therapy for all residents and offers a high standard of learning and development for all staff.
In this post, you will:
* Contribute to creating and sustaining a positive and nurturing environment in the home
* Lead, plan, and direct shifts, ensuring the effective deployment of staff
* Ensure that the young people’s needs are recognised and met
* Participate in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the individual young people’s care plans
* Write reports and attend professional meetings
* Organise and supervise recreational and leisure activities both in and out of the home; you must be prepared to spend time away from home on holidays and at camps, etc.
* Protect the young people from harm in and outside the home
For this role, you must have:
* NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
* A minimum of 2 years of experience working within an EBD residential children's home for 8-18 year old children
* A full UK Driving Licence
* The ability to work flexibly - hours of work are an average of 40 hours per week, rota-based, to meet the needs of the home. You are required to work any day of the week and you are required to sleep-in at the home when on duty
For more information on this exciting role, please call Elite Care on (phone number removed)
Benefits include:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Free parking
* On-site gym
* On-site parking
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