About us
What we aim to do is offer support and nurture for children and young people with emotional behaviour difficulties; and help navigate through day-to-day life using the therapeutic trauma informed PACE approach. Your role will see you as a role model/ ‘parent’ to the young people, aiding in improving their overall health and well-being. We want to ensure that our staff team feel valued as that will allow them to ensure that our children receive the best care possible. This will be a home, with a warm atmosphere and requires likeminded, motivated, and compassionate support workers to continue to provide outstanding care to our children.
The role of Residential Support Worker involves:
1. Providing outstanding care to children while applying their individual care plans
2. Taking the children on activities
3. Liaising with families and professionals to ensure the best possible care is being provided and carried out
4. Taking a proactive approach in supporting the children with attending and engaging in their education
5. Making and maintaining accurate records of the child’s day, including any incidents that may occur
6. Carrying out general housekeeping duties, including cooking, cleaning, and completing health and safety checks
7. Applying safeguarding knowledge to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone in the home
8. Complying with GDPR and Health and Safety regulations
9. Working shifts on a rota-basis, which will involve sleep-ins
10. Shifts will either start at 8am, 10am or 2pm depending on the needs of the children, and finish at either 10pm or 10:30am the following morning if on a sleep.
We are looking for staff with the following:
1. Driving Licence - Essential
2. Experience within a Children’s Residential setting - Essential
3. NVQ L3/4 in Children and Young People in a residential setting - Essential
4. Resilience, self-motivation and the enthusiasm to engage with active young people
5. Excellent communication skills.
6. Teamwork skills.
7. Ability to navigate a challenging situation.
8. DBS on the Update service - Essential
What you'll get in return:
1. Rewarding job role
2. Sleep in allowance of £65 per sleep
3. Training and Development for career progression
4. Competitive salary based on qualifications
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £12.10-£12.55 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Application question(s):
* Do you have a DBS on the update service?
Experience:
* Children’s residential: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 12/11/2024
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