Barnardo's, the UK's largestChildren's Charity have an exciting opportunity to work as a Children's Home Senior Support Worker in our London residential service. Our homes are based in Ilford and Redbridge and specialise in caring for children and young people with learning disabilities, learning difficulties and / or autism up to the age of 18 years. We provide 24/7 residential services to the UK's most vulnerable children and young people and believe a child's future should never be defined by their past. Every child has the right to a fulfilling life, to realise their potential and to have a positive future. The children and young people we care for have experienced trauma that can lead them to display challenging behaviours in an effort to communicate with those around them. They require care from a reliable, committed, passionate and skilled staff team. This will support them to develop trusting relationships, which provide the time and space to explore their past experiences, behaviours and current situation. Our aim is to create a secure, safe and nurturing environment for children and young people to be able to explore and understand their identities, whilst promoting and developing confidence and self-esteem. We are aspirational for our children and young people and actively support them to attend and access education and employment opportunities and to develop their independence skills. We also support them to continue with and develop relationships with family and peers where appropriate. Staff are enabled to provide a high level of care and support to children and young people through regular and ongoing training opportunities. Staff are ambitious for the children and young people we care for and are passionate and committed to ensure they experience good quality care that is individual to them and positively prepares them for adulthood. What do our Children's Home SeniorSupport Workers do? Build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote children and young people's independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities. Work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals. Lead and support Children's Home Support Workers in their day-to-day duties. Contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning etc. Document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date. Ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to. Promote, monitor and maintain a safe environment at all times. A bit about you Do you hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare OR are you willing to complete this in the required timeframe? Do you have relevant experience working with children & young people? Do you have at least 1 years supervisory and shift leader experience in a residential care or similar setting? Do you have the ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures? Do you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills? Are you flexible to commit to sleep-ins and shift work, including weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis? Most importantly, do you enjoy the challenges and rewards of working with Children and Young People? If so, we'd love to hear from you When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description.This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. Please note due to the high volume ofapplications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible and we will interview as candidates apply. Pay & Reward Framework We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's? values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our? People & Culture ?Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. Benefits Workplace Offer: What it means for you The world of work has changed. We areunderstanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options Service related sick pay from day 1 Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension Cycle2work scheme Interest free season ticket loans Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal 20% discount at Barnardo's stores Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer T&C's apply based on contract About Barnardo's We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. ADZN1_UKTJ