Support Worker

I have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Residential Child Care Worker to join a children\’s residential team in Glossop. The role comes with a great salary, excellent benefits and future progression opportunities. I am looking for someone who is caring, compassionate, understanding and has a passion for supporting and working with children with good leadership and supervisory experience. The main duties of the role will include: * You will be committed to the provision of high standards of care at all times * Have a willingness to work with a wide range of presenting needs of the children * Maintain effective care practice to ensure the children are cared for in a safe, nurturing environment with a therapeutic underpinning * Be a good role model, able to demonstrate effective practice and appropriate relationships * Be confident in supporting colleagues in responding to the varied, unique and collective needs of the children * You will be required to follow clear direction and guidance, work part of a team to function at the highest possible level * You will support the home in attaining its legislative requirements * The post requires the ability to be resilient, to be solution focused, to motivate, to be understanding and insightful of the children and to be part of their successful outcomes * The post requires flexibility and creative approaches to working, therefore requires the post holder to be able to commit to undertaking a flexible work pattern to include regular sleep ins and weekends. CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS As the Residential Child Care Worker you will have the following: * A Full manual driving licence * Must have a passion to work with children * QCF Level 3 Children & Young people (or equivalent) or Health & Social Care would be great * Flexibility and understanding is a must, as the service is open all year round * Must have an understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures Please apply online to be considered for this great opportunity