Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Contract/Hours: Permanent / Part Time – 22.5 hours per week (x3 7.5 hour shifts on a rolling rota)
Benefits:
* 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
* Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
* Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
* Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
* Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts
About Action for Children:
Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. We are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
A bit about the role:
Our Residential Support Worker is a great opportunity for those experienced working in a care setting and looking to implement those skills with an aim to progress to the next stage of their career with our help. You'll manage risk in a way which empowers young people and builds resilience, whilst at the same time ensuring their safety. You'll demonstrate a high standard of person-centred practice, have good social care values and be a strong role model to our children and young people.
In return we'll offer you amazing opportunities to progress within our organization, including an in-depth induction process and training. Regular supervision with your line manager, team meetings, etc., will ensure you feel part of our team.
About the service:
Our Silverton Short Breaks Service offers support to children and young people from the ages 5yrs – 18yrs who have disabilities. We work to reduce the impact of the disability on the child's day to day life by providing support for them to participate, make choices, enjoy new experiences, make friendships and be part of their local community.
How you'll help to create brighter futures:
Some key responsibilities of the Residential Support Worker roles are:
* Provide lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk.
* Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi-agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports.
* Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work, etc.
* Making sure our young people are safe and cared for when they are away from home.
* Assisting in all aspects of their daily lives and supporting their health and happiness.
* Supporting and participating with keyworkers to maintain an up-to-date Plan for young people.
Let's talk about you:
Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We're looking for someone with a ‘can do' attitude to join our team. Ideally you'll have:
* Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust.
* Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families.
* Demonstrate a solution-focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting.
* Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role.
* Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or must be prepared to complete this within 2 years of commencing employment with us, full support will be provided.
Good to know:
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Diversity, equality and inclusion:
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children.
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