Residential Support Worker

Job Description
Salary: £25,500 per annum / pro rata
Location: Moray- Both Elgin & Buckie Services Available,
Contract/Hours: 37 hours Full Time permanent, Part time -18.5 hours & Casual 0 hours also available (flexibility with working hours)
Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help
Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you\’ll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.
Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It\’s the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children\’s lives.
A bit about the role
As a Residential Worker, you will be working on a 24/7 shift rota basis including weekends, evenings and sleep-ins (including bank holidays and the festive season).
You will help our Children and Young People by:

• Supporting the service, we provide to children.
• Taking responsibility for the care and routines of the young people.
• Supporting young people to achieve positive outcomes.
• Being responsible for the safeguarding of young people.
• Leading shifts and managing risks whilst maintaining high quality care that is safe, personalised and outcome focused for children and young people in our care.
• Compile reports and plans and maintain case notes as required.

About the service
Action for Children\’s Moray services, provide quality residential care for up to 8 young people across Moray aged 11 – 18 years who cannot live at home and who are not yet able to live independently. We provide a safe and nurturing environment across 2 different locations in Moray (Elgin and Buckie). Our Residential Workers undertake daily household tasks to maintain our home, promote and support young people\’s hobbies and special interests, participate in activities with young people and administer medication (when required). It is also essential that you have a sense of adventure and a great sense of humour. After all, work should be fun.
We support Children and Young People who can, at times, present with behaviours that can be challenging, alongside having a range of complex needs. This means that the people we are looking for must be emotionally resilient enough to remain calm and compassionate at the times when it\’s needed most. We never said this job was easy, but it is incredibly rewarding, and you have the chance to make a real difference to someone\’s life.
How you\’ll help to create brighter futures

• Experience of working with children or young people.
• HNC in Social Care and SVQ 3 in Children and Young People\’s workforce social care pathway or equivalent is desirable, or the willingness to work towards this.
• A positive and confident approach to engaging with children and young people.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• A flexible approach to working hours (service open seven days a week).

Let\’s talk about you
Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a \’can do\’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
• Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families
• Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting
• Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role
• Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 2 years of commencing employment with us, full support will be provided.

Good to know
Application Process
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Talent Pool
We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We\’d love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you\’d rather we didn\’t.
Contact: Jessica Jarvis -email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 11951
Diversity, equality and inclusion
At Action for Children, we\’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
[For Children Service roles only: Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.]
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, or another role within the Action for Children family.
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