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SalaryThis Well Established Children's Home provider are seeking dedicated Children's Residential Support workers for their homes located in Central Hove area.
The client has three homes in close proximity varying from 5-7 beds, the homes specialise in supporting children with Emotional Behaviour Disorder and Learning Disabilities. You will be offered a wealth of training opportunities and a clear progression path with financial increments alongside it.
This is a chance to not only make a real difference in young people’s lives but to really develop your skills and knowledge also.
Salary - £23,111 - £27,042 (including sleep in shifts and based on experience)
This is a full-time, permanent position.
Schedule:
- Full Time 40 Hours per week, 8 hour shifts. This will include weekend working.
- Annual Holiday Entitlement.
- This Role will include Sleep In shifts (£65 a night, averaging 3 sleeps ins per month)
Benefits:
- Employee Group Healthcare Scheme funded for all employees, worth £142.80.
- Public Holiday rate is £75.06 gross per shifts.
- Opportunities for additional duties and bonus payments – increasing your earning potential.
- Company-paid sickness allowance.
- Chance to work towards a Level 3 Diploma in Therapeutic Child Care and Education – fully funded by the client.
- A Training Package that is worth approximately £3,000.00 per employee.
Desired Experience:
- Experience of direct work or involvement with children as a paid worker, volunteer, carer or as part of a family (preferred).
- Experience in the role of a Support Worker and/or key worker. Experience in care and control of children and young people with challenging behaviour (preferred).
The client will accept applicants with no children's experience but previous Adult experience.
Requirements:
- NVQ Level 3 Children's and Young People Services or Willing to Work towards (preferred).
- Full Driver’s License (preferred)
Responsibilities:
- You are required to make yourself aware of all plans that are in place to reduce the risk of harm to any child in the care of the home, and to follow these plans.
- Comply with all training in identifying signs of harm and abuse. Respond immediately to any young person to keep them safe.
- You will be required to attend Strategy Meetings and Child Protection Case Conferences if appropriate.
- Keep accurate, objective records of any concerns or incidents as per company safeguarding reporting procedures.
- Ensure that all children and young people have their needs met, and their welfare is always promoted.
- Maintain standards of good practice always, establishing purposeful and constructive relationships and appropriate role modelling to assist with the development of each child’s life, activities, education, social skills and personal skills.
- Promote and encourage learning by the children and young people with any educational programmes, provisions and educational activities.
- Act as a key worker/link-worker for individual children, with supervision, including building trust, advising and acting as an advocate when necessary.
- Ensure all visitors to the home are appropriately vetted and securely signed into the home.
- Take appropriate action in line with line management instructions to ensure that children’s care plans are implemented and reviewed so that the child’s stay is managed, their health, social and emotional development is monitored, and appropriate opportunities are made available to them.
- Physically intervene if a child’s behaviour is dangerous to others or to themselves, in accordance with procedural guidance of the establishment and relevant legislation.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £24,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
Day range:
- Monday to Friday
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience working at a Children's Residential Home in the UK?
- Are you willing to do sleep in shifts?
Work Location: In person
