Hunts Recruitment is looking for an experienced Senior Residential Child Care Worker for a Residential Children's home near Fareham.
Salary: £29,900 - £34,000 per annum plus optional over time as offered
Job type: Full time, permanent - 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Monday to Sunday including earlies, mids, lates and sleep in duties as required (approx 1 per week)
This role is a full time, permanent position working across Monday to Sunday and includes an average of 1 sleep in per week. The role offers an annual basic salary of £29,900 plus additional payments for overtime and sleep-ins.
Duties to include:
Being responsible for leading and delegating the staff team, ensuring shifts are adequately planned and managed
To support and supervise junior members of staff
Undertaking agreed delegated management responsibilities on an ongoing basis
On-call responsibilities as required (average of once per week)
Assisting the Registered Manager to ensure the home meets its regulatory responsibility to safeguard all young people.
Staying up to date with relevant legislation and policies
Maintaining a safe and caring environment
Challenge unacceptable practice and know how to raise concerns
Managing challenging behaviour
Supporting with individualised care plans
Key Skills Required:
Experience working as a Senior Support Worker with children and young people with learning difficulties and/ or emotional behaviours
You will ideally hold an NVQ 3 (or above) in Children and Young people (or equivalent) or be willing to complete this qualification (provided by the home)
Effective communication skills both written and verbal
Hold a Full UK Driving Licence (Desirable)
Hunts Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. We are an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone