Senior Residential Support Worker
Children’s Home
Kettering
Up to £30,000 including on-call and sleep-in payments
160 hours (10 x 16 hour shifts) and 10 sleep-ins per month
I am currently looking for an experienced worker to join the team at a fabulous EBD children’s home in Kettering.
In this role you be ensuring young people care receive the best level of care available. Duties will include:
1. Supporting and assisting the Home’s Registered Manager as part of a team, ensuring the smooth running of the Home
2. Providing a safe, warm and supportive environment for young people
3. Offering a comprehensive residential service to children and young people, the aim being to ensure the physical, social and emotional care and development of the young people and their Home
4. Maintaining the development of positive childcare practice in keeping with the aims and objectives of our organisation
5. Forging positive links and relationships within the community, participating in connection with schools and colleges, health professionals, and leisure activities
6. Implementing the agreed placement plans of each young person and ensuring that individual goals are met
For this post you must have:
7. Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children) or equivalent (or be willing to undertake this)
8. 12 month’s experience of working in a children’s home
9. Experience of managing staff on a day to day basis
10. The ability to communicate with people at all levels
11. An understanding of the NMS for children’s Homes
12. Experience of dealing with challenging behaviour
13. The ability to work shifts and sleep-ins on a rota basis
For more information on these roles, please call Elite on 01604 879345.