We are looking for a compassionate Support Worker for a Children's Residential Home in Burton-on-Trent. You will be supporting children and young people who have suffered early life trauma, neglect or abuse and may display challenging behaviours.Benefits:
- Competitive pay and sleep-in allowance
- Enhanced overtime rate of time and a third
- Access to employee wellbeing programme
- 28 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 33 days with 5 years service
The main duties of this role include::
- To work as a member of the team to provide young people with a variety of activities, support, care and guidance using a positive parenting model
- To follow guidance from the Team Leader and other senior colleagues to ensure the smooth day to day running of the home providing structure and appropriate boundaries for the young people.
- To have a flexible approach to shift patterns which may sometimes require changes to rota at short notice
- To ensure that all risks are safely managed in line with the company policies and procedures
- To undertake an in-depth quality and bespoke training package
- To act as an advocate for the young person whilst using a positive parenting model
- To attend staff meetings and be proactive in developing and improving the service model
What's on offer::
- Continuous training and professional development
- Career development
- Generous sleep-in rate of £70.47 per night (average 11 per month)
What we are looking for::
- Someone with the passion to work with our young people and provide them with a positive parenting model
- Someone who can help create a real family environment for our young people?
- Someone who has the desire to improve our young people's lives and enable a better future for them
- Someone who is resilient and understanding
- Someone who is computer literate with the ability to work in a paperless environment
- Someone who has a Level 3 in Residential Childcare.
We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.