In each home, we have detailed shift planners, diaries, and handover documents that outline the specific daily duties and tasks required. These will differ based on whether it is term-time (school days) or during holiday periods. Below is a summary of some of your duties during term-time:
* Supporting all of the boys' daily routines, including getting them up, promoting personal hygiene routines, meals, and either school runs or activities.
* Supporting room cleans, developing life skills and independence, promoting socialization, and supporting bed-time routines.
* Attending medical and other appointments.
* Supporting the plans on the activity planners.
* Completing day sheets for the boys and working with them on their targets.
* Completing handover documents and tasks.
* Completion of all daily paperwork.
* Completing budgeting requirements.
* Conducting daily room checks and housecleaning tasks.
* Handling food and other shopping needs, including meal preparation, kitchen hygiene, and laundry duties.
* Completion of specific checks such as COSHH, Fire Checks, and Car checks.
* Liaising and building appropriate relationships with families, noting special dates for boys, and planning family time contacts.
As well as completing the daily tasks, your role will also include being a Keyworker. This should be a privileged role for you with our boys. Try to think outside the box and do that little bit extra to help create special occasions and opportunities for them. Build strong bonds, and show and display warmth, empathy, and genuine care.
Flexibility in your availability is a must, as the role will involve sleep-in nights and shift work of 14 hours - typically 2 full days on, 2 days off with rotating start times of 08:00, 12:00, or 14:00.
* Have an understanding of the issues that face young people in care.
* Hold a Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma, Children and Young People's Workforce, NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualification.
* Excellent communication and listening skills.
* Be willing to learn.
* Be able to work well as part of a small team.
* Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by us.
* Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work, or Youth Work would be advantageous.
* Have a full, clean UK driving license and be able to cover at other Residential Homes as needed.
Salary:
* Unqualified: A base salary of £26,100.12 per annum with the potential to earn up to £29,357.40 with sleep-in shifts.
* Qualified: A base salary of £27,037.92 per annum with the potential to earn up to £30,295.20 with sleep-in shifts (Qualified Care Worker salary is based on the proven existing completion of a Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare).
North Lakes Children's Services is a well-established local provider of residential care and education for boys aged 6-18. We improve the resilience, self-esteem, and abilities of all the young people we work with. As a Residential Support Worker, there is a high expectation placed on you to be strong, committed, and passionate about your role. The young people are at the center of everything we do - both for and with them. You are a role model, a listening ear, a warm and approachable person, and potentially someone who could inspire and make a significant impact on a young person's life, their choices, who they are, and who they can be! You need to promote, support, and facilitate the creation of happy memories and have fun with them to do so.
Benefits include:
* A sleep-in allowance of £62.64 per night, with potential extra earnings of up to £3,257.28.
* Up to 6 weeks' holiday per year.
* A rota pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off, with staggered start times ranging from 8 am, 12 noon, or 2 pm (i.e., 8 am-10 pm, 12 pm-10 pm, or 2 pm-10 pm).
* All meals on duty are provided.
* Company pension.
* Access to our Exchange Employee Discount Scheme.
* Access to wellbeing programmes via our Exchange Provision.
* Comprehensive training programme, followed by a comprehensive and ongoing CPD Programme.
* Access to qualifications (Including Diploma 3/Diploma 5).
* Promotion opportunities.
* Monthly clinical and professional supervisions, access to therapeutic support.
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