Children's Residential Child Care Worker (10-10 Shift)
Salary : £11.90 per hour (3on 3off shift pattern)
Location: Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Do you want to make a difference to a young person’s life? Do you have a natural caring and supportive nature? Are you resilient and able to remain calm when faced with Challenging Behaviours?
Exceptional Care are seeking individuals to support young people on a 1:1 or 2:1 staffing ratio, in a Residential setting in Skelmersdale.
Who are Exceptional Care?
Exceptional Care is a therapeutic children’s service providing care and support to children and young people aged 8-17, from complex backgrounds, who display challenging behaviour and EBD. The service is an independent social care organisation with multiple residential units across the whole of the North West.
Exceptional Care uses a systemic therapeutic approach to support the nurture and care of our children. The systemic approach is rooted in attachment theory and uses trauma-informed approaches.
About the Role
Benefits and Incentives:
* Comprehensive, paid induction training through our sister company Think Tank Academy
* Consistent support, training, and development within our organisation
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Outstanding service employee of the year award - £3,000 voucher based award
* Employee of the month award
* Paid Blue Light care on completion of induction for the first year of employment
* Cycle to work program
* Long Service award - £200 for 2 years, £400 for 5 years, and £600 for 10 years (all of which include increased annual leave and will be paid by a gift voucher of your choice)
* Length of Service Holiday Scheme – Awarding up to an additional 3 days paid leave per year with continued service, above Statutory Entitlement
* Refer a Friend Scheme offering £100 for every person you successfully recommend.
* Free Gym Membership, including group classes
Successful Candidates:
* Level 3 or 4 Children and Young Peoples Workforce or equivalent – or willing to work towards
* 1 year’s experience supporting young people in a children’s residential setting
* Full UK Manual Driving Licence - preferred
Your Role as a Residential Child Care Worker:
You will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people, and help towards the bright future they deserve; attending to their practical, physical and emotional needs while safeguarding each young person at all times.
You will provide a high standard of care and support, in a professional manner, to vulnerable young people, with challenging behaviour and emotional behavioural difficulties.
You will develop a good working relationship with both children and young people and other outside agencies, and be the person that each child can trust through building positive relationships.
You will be part of a team who work together to create a loving, stable environment to ensure each young person is achieving positive outcomes and learning experiences.
What You Will Need
Required Criteria:
* 6-12 months experience within Children's Residential Setting
Desired Criteria:
* Driver (preferred)
* NVQ L3 / L4 Children and Young Peoples Workforce (preferred or willing to work towards)
Exceptional Care is a children’s care home provider based in the Northwest of England. We work with children from ages 8 to 17 years with complex needs. We believe that children spending time at Exceptional Care should find it an enjoyable experience, where the Young People can form positive attachments, giving them a sense of inner security, worth and adding to their emotional and physical well-being.
Our aim is to identify, understand and meet the needs of the individual Young People in our care. Exceptional Care believes that consistency in care is paramount to Young People with complex needs, to this end we are committed to developing and maintaining good communicative relationships with the Young People in our care.
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