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SalarySenior Support Worker
Location: Yatton
Salary: £32,450 (including sleep in's, 2 per week)
Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full Time - 37 hours a week.
Benefits: 37 days annual leave including bank holidays, excellent training and development opportunities, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, up to 7% employer contribution pension, and a discount portal with your favourite brands. Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.
About the Role: We want you to to join us at a wonderful 3-bed permanent residential home for children and young people aged between 8 - 18 who have various learning disabilities. We want you to help to create a homely and supportive environment where the children can thrive and develop by supporting them with household tasks and all aspects of their care.
We want your support and care to help our team continue to ensure the best possible environment for children. We are looking for someone who has a compassionate and positive attitude, is adaptable to changing situations and has excellent communication skills.
As this is a senior position you will be a shift leader who oversees the activities whilst on shift. You will receive training and supervision to support your personal development.
Shift Pattern
This role will be working 37 hours a week, with a 2-week rolling rota drawn up in advance with every 2nd weekend off. Shifts are 7.30-20.00, 9.30-21.30 and sleep-ins are 10.00 till 10.30 the next day. However due to the role being a leadership role there is scope for flexibility and some hours will be admin hours.
Day to Day:
- Undertaking the role of shift leading by supporting your colleagues to provide a safe, stimulating and caring environment for children and young people and contribute to the day to day running of the home and ensure the home remains compliant at all
- Taking a lead with case / care planning management for individual children or young people, undertaking assessment of need, developing a care plan, identifying agreed outcomes
- Leading and working on shifts with accountability for service delivery, assessing and managing risks, deploying staff and resources accordingly while on shift
- Supporting children and young people in all aspects of their care, personal care, administration of medication and clinical procedures.
- Link working with young people (managing paperwork and files), whilst taking a lead role in organising activities.
- Knowledgeable and responsible for the safeguarding of young people and an advocate for the wellbeing of the young people.
- Taking responsibility for inductions, supervisions and appraisals for team members
All About You:
- Previous experience in care (adult or children's care)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Previous experience in leading shifts and supervising
- Sound knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.
- A real compassionate and positive attitude
- A positive approach, providing a fun environment for all the children in our care.
Don't meet every single requirement?
If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, Please apply with your CV below.
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Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
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