In brief
This residential support worker role focuses on safeguarding children and promoting their healthy growth within a specialist care environment. The work involves providing emotional support, maintaining individual care plans and collaborating with external professionals to ensure consistent, high-quality guidance for every young person in the home.
Best for
Experienced residential support workers in the children's sector
Non-negotiable
NVQ 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (Children) required.
Worth knowing
Flexibility is required to cover shifts for absent colleagues and perform sleep-in duties.
What you need
Required
Safeguarding
Clearly required in the listing
Communication
Clearly required in the listing
Report writing
Clearly required in the listing
NVQ 2 or 3
Clearly required in the listing
Flexibility
Clearly required in the listing
Teamwork
Strongly implied by the listing
Preferred
No preferred skills or technologies were clearly stated.
Your day-to-day
Safeguard children
Clearly stated in the job description.
Provide emotional support
Clearly stated in the job description.
Deliver child-centred care
Clearly stated in the job description.
Collaborate with professionals
Clearly stated in the job description.
Maintain accurate records
Clearly stated in the job description.
What's on offer
Full job description (from employer)⌄
We are currently working on behalf of a leading health and social care organisation who specialise within the Children’s Sector that are looking for experienced residential Support Workers for either day or Waking Night shifts. The ideal candidate will have experience within the children’s sector. In return you will be offered the opportunity to represent a person-centred children’s home who provide support, guidance and career progression. Responsibilities of a Children’s Support Worker: Safeguarding Children Ensuring that each young person’s individuality, difference and diversity are always appreciated Taking a child-centred approach in providing high-quality care that will enable each young person to grow and develop healthily You will need to be flexible in your approach to work, as on occasions you may be called upon to cover a shift due to a colleague’s absence as well as being required to do sleep ins. Such flexibility and team work allows children and young people to receive consistent care from recognised carers. Providing young people with emotional and social support, helping them to develop meaningful relationships with other children and adults Working closely with your team, health advisors, social workers, therapists, teachers and other professionals Requirements of a Children’s Support Worker: Openness and commitment to personal development, identified training and professional development Strong communication skills including recording and report writing as well as verbal communication NVQ 2 / NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care (Children). What they offer you: £15 p/h for day Support Worker, and £16 p/h for Waking Nights Support Worker. Range of qualifications including the care certificate, apprenticeship schemes in the health and social care sector and access to a management development programme. ‘Refer a Friend’ incentive scheme. Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme. Free access to comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
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