We are looking for Children's Support Workers/Carers who care about making every moment matter for the children and young people we support.
Job title: Children's Support Workers/Carers
Salary: £12.00 per hour without qualification and £12.25 per hour with qualifications.
Location: Hadleigh, IP7
Hours: 42 hours per week on a rota basis.
About our service
Wolves View/Wolves Lodge offer residential intensive support services for children and young people. Young people stay on a full term basis, during which they will be encouraged to develop and improve life skills and build resilience and coping mechanisms to general challenges they may face on a day to day basis.
Wolves View/Lodge -This service provides for up to 8 young people aged between 8-18 years old with a range of intellectual and developmental disabilities, additional needs.
About you
Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting children and young people to ensure that every moment matters?
To be successful in the Children's Residential Support Worker role, you will not necessarily need experience in residential childcare as all staff undergo a training programme and will be continuously supported by the management team. Ideally, you will:
* Hold or be willing to work towards a Level 3 in Residential Childcare / Health & Social Care (or equivalent)
* Have previous experience of supporting children and young people with Learning Disabilities, Autism and other needs.
We are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.
‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’
The role
Provide a high standard of support that enables our children and young people to be as independent as they can, learn and develop through education and experience, stay healthy and most importantly, have a fun, fulfilling life.
Key responsibilities include:
* Providing practical assistance and emotional support to empower our young people to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
* Complete a range of records and documents.
* Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people supported and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
* Facilitating social, educational and play or recreational activities of their choice. Supporting them to maintain contact with families or significant others is a key priority.
* The role requires you to undertake all aspects of day to day household tasks such as cleaning, cooking and shopping. Our young people also need to be supported to manage their personal care and hygiene.
What we can offer:
* Refer a friend scheme: you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made.
* Long service awards: we recognise your contribution to the team and award long service.
* Employee benefits app: stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
* Pension and life cover: auto enroll into our pension scheme and entitled to the death in service benefit.
* Funded qualifications: earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton.
* Trained mental health first aiders & EAP: free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support.
* You will be required to undergo relevant pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.00 per hour
Expected hours: 42 per week
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
* Store discount
Schedule:
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
* Weekend availability
Experience:
* Health & Social Care: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) (preferred)
* Driving licence (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Hadleigh - Children's Support Worker/Carer
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