Support Worker (Semi Independence 16-18)

Job description

Have you worked in Residential Children's Homes? Have you worked in Semi Independence Supported living with 16-18 year olds? If not, do you think you'd make a great Dynamic Support Worker? Do you drive?

The role of a Support Worker is very diverse where no two days are the same. You will be working closely with our young people, building positive and professional relationships, whilst encouraging them into independence and adulthood with safeguarding being your top priority.

We are recruiting hardworking, committed and resilient individuals as full time or part time dynamic Support Workers!

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Support Worker

Reports to: Homes Manager

Location: Various Supported Living accommodations across the Bright Futures Accommodation business

Job Overview

• To ensure the physical, emotional and other daily support needs of children / young people are provided within a supportive, homely, professional and caring environment.
• To work within Government Guidance; Ofsted regulations, the Local Authorities guidance/service specification and the Bright Futures Accommodation policies and procedures in order to meet National Standards, and meet the needs and achieve good outcomes for the young people in the homes.
• To support the development of an organisational culture that puts our core values at the heart of everything that we do.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

· To ensure that support is provided within a professional, positive and homely environment which positively integrates race, spirituality, gender, disability and sexual orientation and meets individual needs.

· To lone work in designated homes, follow the lone working policy and procedure in addition to the lone working training as provided.

· To establish positive relationships with the young people, assessing needs and working jointly in producing, implementing, delivering and revising individual support plans.

· To work with young people individually and in groups with the aim of enhancing relationships, self confidence, social skills, managing personal behaviour and life skills.

· To organise and participate in activities for young people.

· To work to provide a positive, welcoming and stimulating environment for the young people including carrying out cleaning, gardening and other domestic duties.

· To adhere to all reporting and recording procedures and ensure the production of timely reports and correspondence to a professional level.

· To communicate effectively with other agencies and professionals, and when requested prepare written reports.

· To be responsible for dealing with petty cash and other purchasing duties in accordance with established procedures and policies, ensuring that all petty cash dealt with is accurately recorded and reported.

· To act as a corporate parent to the young people, providing guidance and support to the young people whilst maintaining professional boundaries at all times.

· To work with a young person and ensuring key working sessions are carried out in a timely and appropriate manner.

· To ensure all duties associated with running the home during a shift are completed to a high standard. Such duties include: daily observations, log book entries, completing running records, updating weekly planners, key worker sessions, fire safety, health and safety checks and any other documentation implemented by the management team.

· Ensuring that all other duties commensurate with running the home are completed to a high standard. Such duties include: household chores, cleaning, gardening duties and any shopping.

· To be responsible for the management of shifts as required.

· To ensure necessary liaison and communication takes place within the home and outside with families, other members of the business, education providers, other agencies and the local community.

· To attend, with guidance, court proceedings, child protection conferences, panels etc and contribute reports and information as requested.

· To act immediately upon any suspicion, evidence, allegation or concern in relation to safeguarding in accordance with safeguarding children and young people policies and procedures.

· To work on designated projects as required and to keep abreast of developments within the profession.

· To complete training provided by Bright Futures Accommodations or other providers to enable you to deliver the highest quality support, by the deadlines outlined.

Responsibilities of all Bright Futures Accommodation staff, casual workers and managers

1. Ambassador for Bright Futures Accommodation

To act as an advocate and ambassador of Bright Futures Accommodation; promoting and exemplifying the culture, core values, mission, vision, and ethos and to positively and proactively protect the reputation of the business.

2. Other Duties

To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by your Line Manager or anyone else designated by the Business Operations Manager or Directors, as necessary. To work in a flexible way to ensure that workload is completed and to undertake any other jobs commensurate with the seniority of the post.

3. Discretion to Act

To exercise discretion in the performance of the duties of the post, to use best practice and to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources.

4. Relationships and Confidentiality

To establish, maintain and enhance team-working with colleagues and staff of Bright Futures Accommodation and to keep confidential all information about individuals and the business of Bright Futures Accommodation. Any breach of confidentiality will be treated seriously and may lead to dismissal.

5. Health and Safety

To adhere to the Health and Safety policies at all times.

Typical working patterns:

• Full-Time Equivilant @ 40 hours per week that includes: 3x 15hr daily shift (10:00am -11:00pm) with sleep in’s (between 11:00pm to 8:00am) off shift the following day 10:30AM
• Part-Time @ 30 hours per week that includes: 2x 15hr daily shift (10:00am - 11:00pm) with sleep in's (between 11:00pm to 8:00am) off shift the following day 10:30AMoff shift following day 10:30AM
• Pay starts as a minimum £11.44 per hour (Approx £24,400 Salary per annum based on 30 hours per week).
• Sleeps in are £60 per sleep in addition to your salary
• Lots of overtime available
• All contracts are issued as a minimum of 30 hours per week or a Zero Hours Contract

Benefits

• Annual leave
• Company that cares about staff
• Sky TV on site in all homes
• Double beds for staff at all homes
• Staff only bathrooms
• High spec homes to work in
• Pension scheme
• Excellent training package
• Management who care and value staff
• Flexible working rota
• 4 week rota in advance
• Free parking at each support home
• Overtime available

Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Mansfield, Kirkby in Ashfield, Sutton in Ashfield Hucknall

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Apply NOW to get booked in for an interview!

Please note that it’s a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk, children or both).

Due to the nature of the role, Bright Futures Accommodation can only consider applicants aged 21 years and above, this is an occupational requirement and therefore is exempt from schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: Approx £22,700.00-£33,700.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Physical setting:

• Live-in
• Residential home

Shift:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have NVQ level 3 in health and social care?

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Working with young people?: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence and car to get to work? (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Support Worker (Semi Independant 16-18)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00-£33,700.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Physical setting:

• Live-in
• Residential home

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Working with young people or in similar sectors: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence and car to get to and from work? (required)
• NVQ level 3 Health and social care (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Support Worker (Semi Independence 16-18)