Residential Children's Worker - Stockport, United Kingdom - Integra People

Integra People

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Stockport, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Residential children's worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Integra health care team for a Residential Children's Worker within one of our registered Children's Homes for young people with Emotional Behavioral Difficulties.

The main purpose of the role will be to transformthe lives of looked-after children. As a Residential Children's Worker, every day will be different, and you won't find a more rewarding career.

This entails providing supervision and support for children and young people aged 8-18.

The children and young people we care for have a wide variety of needs, the role is therefore very diverse.

You will therefore work in conjunction with a wide range ofprofessionals to meet the needs and achieve positive outcomes for our young people.

Salary:

The hourly rate would be £9.90 per hour plus an additional £50 per sleep in.

The rota works 5 shifts one week and 2 the next week (followed by a sleep as and when required).

This role also comes with multiple Benefits in addition to a competitive salary:

Pension Auto-enrolment

- 'Pay Care Scheme', this is a company health care benefit which gives you cash back for medical costs
- 'Perk Box', this allows the employees to get discounts or free offers on hundreds of well-known high street brands.

Annual Leave Service Award 1 day's extra holiday every year up to 5 years
Long Service Bonus of £750 given after 5 continuous fulltime years of employment
NVQ Bonus when complete Level 3 (£500 in total) or Level 5 (£750 in total) in instalments, initial after completion and remainder 18 months following
Refer a friend scheme for both qualified and unqualified
Free meals on shift (for residential roles)
Company pays for DBS as well as reimburses cost for update service each year
Company reimburses staff for Social Care Wales registration each year

Essential Job Requirements:

Provide a safe environment for the young people in our care
Good communication skills with the ability to develop positive relationships
Be a good team player to provide a high level of care and achieve positive outcomes
Encourage the young people to be motivated and take part in activities, education and extracurricular activities
Have attention to detail ensuring correct information is recorded in all paperwork
Demonstrate a commitment to own training and development
Be able to adapt working practice to the ethos of the home
Have resilience, motivation and determination
Can adapt to challenging and changing situations
Be inclusive to all children and young people
Be confident in using Microsoft Office including Outlook and Word, or willing to learn
Be flexible and able to undertake shift work including weekends and sleepins.
Full UK driving licence

Desirable Attributes

Diploma Level 3 qualified in Children and Young Persons Workforce or equivalent or willingness to work towards the above Level 3 qualification funded by the organisation
Knowledge of current legislation relevant to Children's Homes
Experience of Ofsted inspections
Understanding of attachment and trauma in relation to young people

Experience:

Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)