Residential Support Worker - Rudford, United Kingdom - Wilton House Services

Wilton House Services

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Rudford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

I have a fantastic opportunity for a
PASSIONATE and
COMMITTED individual to join a therapeutic children's residential service in Rudford, Gloucestershire.

You would be supporting young people between the ages of years with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) as Children's Residential Support Worker.

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Due to the nature of the job and the activities involved, we are only able to consider applicants who have a full drivers licence_

We are looking for a
RESILIENT and
MOTIVATED individual who wants to make a difference to the lives of young people; to enable them to develop socially, emotionally and behaviorally in a setting where they feel safe and cared for.

No two days are ever the same as a Children's Residential Support Worker, so you need to be happy to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

It is challenging, but incredibly rewarding work

Salary:
Full time £20,681 - £25,000

Location:
Rudford, Gloucestershire (GL2 postcode)

Contract:
Permanent

Hours: 39 hours a week

Shift pattern: 7:30am - 2:15pm / 1:45pm - 10:30pm (Mixture of early and late shifts) NO NIGHTS

Benefits:

Opportunity to complete the Level 4 Children & Young People qualification fully funded
Free meals whilst on shift
Getting paid to play computer games and go to theme parks
Casual dress code
Company pension
31 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
Company sick pay
Annual pay reviews
Comprehensive Training Package including scheduled ongoing facetoface training and CPD planning
Plenty of opportunities to maximise earnings and career development
Enhanced disclosure cost coverage

Responsibilities of a Children's Residential Support Worker:

To encourage the young people to do activities and take responsibility for their own lives depending on their age.
To keep the homely, friendly culture and environment of the homes.
To be able to deal with challenging behaviours when needed.
Protect children and young people from risks to their health and welfare.
Provide support for the children and young people in the home and to promote their independence and wellbeing.
Maintain a safe environment for young people.
Ensuring the safety of the students and maintaining an uptodate knowledge of the individual's; care plan, guidelines, reward system and preferred method of communication.
Supporting taxing behaviour safely and sympathetically.
Develop and maintain good working relationships with the staff, parents, Social Workers and other professionals that may be involved in the young people's lives such as Psychologists.

Requirements:

Experience as a Children's Residential Support Worker, or with Young People is desirable but not essential.
Experience within another healthcare or social care setting is desirable but not essential.
You must be a car driver as you will be required to transport young people from time to time.
You must be over the age of 2
You must be able to commute to Rudford, Gloucestershire.

If you are passionate about the lives of young people and want to make a real difference, supporting young people between the ages of with EBD, whilst starting on a career path within health & social care - this is the job for you

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£20,681.00-£25,000.00 per year

Schedule: