*NOTE: APPLY ONLY IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUS CHILD CARE EXPERIENCE!*
*Essential: You must have Level 3 in Children and young people workforce Qualification to apply*
Working as a Children's Residential Support Worker, you must be willing to go above and beyond for the children and young people, ensuring that they have an experience of childhood that they can reflect upon and carry with them into adulthood. You must be driven to ensure that the children and young people have an experience of childhood that they deserve, one filled with fun, laughter, friendship and discovery.
- Using your experience and skills – further developed with our support and training, you will assist with the care of our children and young people.
- Training includes reflective practise to consistently improve the way we care for children.
- You will create positive relationships with the children, meeting their needs and safeguarding them at all times.
- You will create timetables, setting boundaries and expectations for the young people. Consistency and organisation skills are key.
- You will meet a variety of children and young people, some of whom may require high levels of supervision and support.
- Maintain records contemporaneously through out the day and be able to update plans and risk assessments as needed.
- Complete activities with our young people
- Take our young people to appointments regally and develop relationships with external professionals and parents.
- To ensure that the health needs of young people are assessed and provided for, developing, and maintaining effective working partnerships with health professionals.
- Ensure that participation in a range of therapeutic, social, and recreational activities/opportunities for individual or groups of young people is encouraged.
- To ensure that all children have a full and appropriate education timetable. To be able to form positive relationships within education institutions, leading promoting and advocating for the educational needs and rights of the child.
Salary: £11.00per hour
All applicants must be over the age of 22 as per the children's homes regulations.
Shift Pattern - 3 days per week 7am-19.30pm with the additional x2 sleep in shifts.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £11.00 per hour
Experience:
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- level 3 in childcare (preferred)
Work Location: One location