Children Support Worker

We are currently recruiting for childrens Support Workers for residential services based across various areas in Cardiff city. You will be based at residential homes which hold a maximum of 5 children, providing support at times of crisis or significant periods of changes in their lives. The children have learning disabilities and a range of challenging behaviours.

Your role will be to ensure the residents are able to live as independent a life as possible by assisting with their every day lives when needed.

You will need to be flexible with shifts, including sleep-ins.
Shift patterns are:

• 09:40 - 22:00
• 21:45 - 10:00
• 21:00 - 07:00

Information:

• Location: Cardiff
• Hourly Rate: £16.00 - £25.00 per hour
• Contract: Full time/Part time
• Start Date: On completion of recruitment process

Your duties as a Support Worker:

• Eating out
• Dropping young people to school
• Visit to local parks
• Encourage new skill development
• Activities (bowling, cinema, swimming)
• Empowering residents to be as independent as possible
• Listening to music
• Attending appointments
• Personal care support
• Enabling independence by assisting with day-to-day tasks (this may include - but not be limited to - finances, shopping, cooking, cleaning etc)

Benefits working for CES Locums and Wellbeing include:

• Weekly Pay
• Paid via PAYE, Umbrella or LTD Company
• Lucrative refer a friend scheme*
• Holiday Pay (PAYE only)
• The opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills within the care sector
• Ongoing training and development
• Day and night shifts

Applicant requirements:

• A minimum of 6 months UK children experience
• Able to work in the UK and can show documents
• Full enhanced DBS
• Up to date CV
• Travelling distance to post code area
• Flexible to be on rota
• Dedicated and committed

Interested in applying for this role?

If you would like to learn more about the opportunity, please contact Jason on 0208 2043131, message 07737 234890 or alternatively apply directly through this ad!

CES Locums are a specialist recruitment agency providing experienced, qualified staff within the health and social care industry. We work with both private and NHS services, throughout the United Kingdom. Our bespoke service is tailored to the needs of our clients and staff since our main goal is to build long term, repeat business and strong relationship with them. We are also flexible on how you would choose to work for us as we can always offer you sessions to fit around your commitment.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract

Pay: £16.00-£25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Every weekend
• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• children: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: CD32R912