Senior Residential Support Worker - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Platform Childcare
Description
_*_NEW HOME OPENING SOON_
Recruiting for a New Children's Residential Home in Gloucester & are looking for a zealous staff team to front this home.
If you enjoy working with young people, we can offer you fabulous opportunities to progress your career in such a rewarding role, with our training and development programme, as well as continued development and progression.
What we can offer you:
- *Competitive Salary - one of best in industry_
- *Best Sleep-in rate in the sector - £105*_
- *Genuine fast track career progression_
- *Induction Training paid_
- *DBS paid_
- *NVQ course enrolment paid_
- *Overtime opportunity_
Main Accountability:
- Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals
- Build and develop relationships with our young people and encourage them to participate fully in the opportunities offered inside and outside the home
- Build strong working relationships with external agencies such as Local Authorities and other Health/Social Care professionals.
- Conduct formal key work sessions with young people and produce reports for each session
- Have an understanding of, and to follow the required legislation, policies, processes and procedures set by the home to deliver your role effectively
- Be responsible for the effective Safeguarding of the young people within your care and understand how to raise any concerns
- Support our young people with everyday day tasks such as cooking, cleaning, medical appointments, meetings etc
Shift patterns:
The normal shift patterns of the home rotas are from approx. 8am to 10pm and includes sleep-in's 10pm to 8am
Ideal experience:
- Experience of working within a residential environment
- An understanding of relevant legislation relating to the care of young people
- Experience of working with young people that have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
Essential:
-
Full driving license
a MUST
with access to own transport:
Ability to work shifts and sleep ins:
Successful applicant must be over the age of 21:
Full time permanent post
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) The organisation covers the cost of DBS checks.
Based in Gloucester GL1
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location:
In person
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