Childrens' Residential Care Worker - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Jani Homes Nottingham Limited
5 days ago
Description
Do you:
- Have an innate ability to nurture and care for teenagers?
- Enjoy building meaningful relationships?
- Want to make a difference in the lives of teenagers?
Who we are looking for
Jani Homes is expanding to include residential care for children and young people aged , as part of our vision to provide quality support and care for some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our society.
A critical part of our vision includes the amazing people we employ and and we are looking for 9 highly empathetic, caring and skilled people to join Jani Homes as a Children's Residential Care Workers.
At its core, the role involves making sure young people feel safe, to provide the care, support and guidance our children and young people require from a home and ultimately, to prepare them with the skills and knowledge they require to progress into independent living.
The right people for our team have the ability to develop meaningful relationships with children and young people residing at Jani Homes and help them achieve positive outcomes through therapeutic care.
In turn, we offer the opportunity to have a huge impact on the lives of our children and young people, a range of attractive benefits and also, the chance to develop a fulfilling and rewarding career.
Who we are
Jani Homes has proudly supported young people aged 16+ from Nottinghamshire and further afield for 12 years through our semi-independent accommodation services.
We have numerous success stories that show what nurturing and supported accommodation can achieve for young people and we are very excited to continue our success through providing a quality residential care service.
Daily responsibilities
- Keyworking young people in alignment with their care plans
- Creating and maintaining an environment within the home which promotes unconditional positive regard for children and young people
- Maintaining good professional practices in accordance with Ofsted Regulations and the Quality Care Standards for childrens homes
- Engaging children and young people in meaningful activities both at the home and in the community
- Motivating children and young people to achieve their set targets, to reach independence
- Supporting and enabling children and young people to develop the life skills needed to live independently such as cleaning, cooking, money management etc
- Cooking and cleaning
- Maintaining accurate records of work undertaken
- Carrying out and adhering to needs and risk assessments
- Adhering to Jani Homes safeguarding policies & procedures at all times
You must be able to work 37 hours per week, covering a range of shifts, between the hours of 9am - 9pm, including overnight shifts, bank holidays and weekends.
Required skills and qualifications
Essential
- A heart for helping children and young people to grow and achieve positive outcomes
Desirable
- Minimum of 1 years relevant children's residential work/youth work/social work, probation/criminal justice or community work experience
- Experience delivering care in accordance with Ofsted standards
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care, Health & Social Care or other relevant/equivalent qualification
- A full UK driving licence and access to a car with business insurance is highly desirable
Benefits
- An enhanced annual leave package: 32 days' annual leave prorata, plus your birthday off and additional leave based on your length of service, up to 5 additional days
- Full private health insurance, including private GP consultations
- Health and wellbeing support including counselling
- Employee referral scheme up to £500 for recommending others that we employ
- A range of discounts and offers on restaurants, shopping, clothes, home goods and more
- A welldesigned and comfortable working environment
- Casual dress
- Free parking
- Therapeutic reflective practice
- Fully funded training and qualifications based on your role and career progression aims
Interviews scheduled week commencing 21st August 2023
FYI
Jani Homes is a supportive, inclusive and caring company.
We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, lived experiences and beliefs and recognise that diversity and inclusion makes us better as a group.
You will also need to provide evidence of your right to work within the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, amended 2004.
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