Accord Care Homes specialises in supporting and caring for vulnerable young people aged from 8 to 18 years with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
With a loving and secure environment in our residential home, we care for young people as a parent would but with specialist training. We are able to keep children in care safe from harm, creating the best possible results in a positive, friendly, and happy setting.
Every young person that comes through our doors is provided with a tailored care package, with their own keyworkers to meet their needs. Vulnerable young people in our care also have a significant influence on their care plan.
Accord Care Homes team is qualified to manage a spectrum of different behaviours working closely with each young person’s needs. This ensures good progress that leads to a future-focused, lasting outcome where young people achieve their maximum potential and build trusting respectful relationships.
Job Description
Role: Children's Residential Support Worker
Hours: Monday - Sunday, 40 hours per week
Shift Hours: 10am - 11pm plus additional sleep including weekends
Location: Bury, BL9
Salary: From £12.50 with additional £60 sleep-in rate (plus optional overtime rate)
What the Role Involves:
* Providing a secure, stable, caring, supportive environment for children and young people in our care.
* Providing effective personal care to the children and maintaining a high standard of residential care promoting at all times a safe and secure environment.
* Ensuring that children and young people’s needs are met within a culturally appropriate environment.
* Establishing and maintaining routines within the home which provide a framework for the development of a positive culture of care.
* Providing personal care, advice, and support to young people at all times, ensuring the social, physical, and emotional care of children.
* Acting as a positive role model for young people and other staff in the home and offering advice, guidance, and assistance where appropriate.
* Participating in and creating a Personal Training plan based upon identified developmental needs in conjunction with your supervisor.
* Participating in and making effective use of regular supervision from your supervisor/manager.
* Protecting the rights and promoting the interests of young people while respecting confidentiality within the principles of the Children Act 2004 sec 10 Duty to co-operate.
* Promoting and maintaining a safe and healthy environment. Recording and reporting any identified repairs and routine maintenance to the building.
* Liaising with staff and multi-agencies to ensure that young people receive support for their changing needs.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
Essential:
* Willingness to continue to develop through on-the-job training and online courses.
* Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and well-being of children and young people.
* Valid driving license with means to commute to the home.
Desirable:
* NVQ Level 3 or Level 4 Diploma in Children’s and Young People workforce or equivalent. Applicants who do not have Level 3 will be required to work towards their Level 4 after passing probation.
* Experience working with children living with challenging behaviour, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Autism or who have experienced trauma, abuse or neglect.
* Experience working in a children’s residential home or a similar setting (1 year).
What We Can Offer You:
* Auto enrolment pension scheme.
* Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities (Including Level 3 Residential Childcare diploma, which is paid for by the company).
* Onsite parking.
* Additional overtime rate.
* Refer a Friend scheme.
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £12.50ph, additional £60 sleep-in rate
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
* 12 hour shift
* 16 hour shift
* Day shift
* Night shift
* Overtime
* Weekends
Ability to Commute/Relocate:
* Bury, BL9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required).
Licence/Certification:
* Level 3 or 4 in Residential Childcare (preferred).
* Enhanced Child & Adult DBS on the Update Service (preferred).
Work Location: In person
Accord Care Homes follows safer recruitment when recruiting employees for all roles within the organisation. It is paramount that all applications are aware of their responsibilities when working with vulnerable children. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory enhanced Children and Adult's Disclosure Barring Services (DBS).
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