Senior Support Worker - Residential Children\'s Home

Senior Support Worker – Residential Children\’s Home

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team within our residential children’s homes. We support children and young people who are under 18 to have as close to a family home experience as possible, whilst supporting them to try new things, access education, learn new skills, play, and develop their independence in a loving and nurturing environment.

Our children and young people live within solo or dual occupancy Ofsted registered children’s homes. All our homes are modern, spacious, and include private bathrooms. We also have a head office at Prockters Farm in Taunton with training and meeting rooms for face-to-face training and staff engagement events.

Shift pattern information: 2 days on 4 days off. Working 16 hours per day with a sleep-in across both days. Salary: £13.25 per hour + £50 per sleep-in (without NVQ Level 3/4) or £14.31 per hour + £50 per sleep-in (with NVQ Level 3/4).

Duties and Responsibilities

• To take responsibility for providing high quality therapeutic care to children and young people.
• Maintain appropriate standards of practice aligned with guidelines and principles.
• Develop and sustain positive relationships to support young people individually and in groups.
• Maintain all records and administration.
• Identify and support the religious, ethnic, gender and cultural needs of a young person and facilitate access to relevant facilities and contacts.
• Contribute to the implementation, monitoring and reporting of individual care plans for looked-after children.
• Attend staff/internal meetings and contribute to team development.
• Create a safe environment for staff and young people and support safe working practices.
• Develop and implement risk assessments as appropriate.
• Communicate openly and regularly with the manager, providing verbal and written welfare reports as required.
• Provide informal guidance to new home staff with manager support.
• Undertake other duties within the remit of the post, including working at different homes as needed.

Requirements

• Good communication skills — essential
• Flexibility and reliability — essential
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent (QCF Level 3 in Health & Social Care – Children and Young People) — essential
• Two or more years of residential experience with children and young people — essential
• Full UK driving licence — essential
• Personality: calm, caring, level-headed, respectful, honest — essential

Benefits

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• Referral programme
• Blue Light Card
• Training and development opportunities

Additional information

We do not offer sponsorship. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and requires declaration of convictions as defined by the Exceptions Order where not protected. This post is available to applicants aged over 21 as permitted under the Equality Act 2010.