Children's Residential Support Worker - Brentwood, United Kingdom - Outreach Solutions

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Brentwood, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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We are actively looking for Support Workers who have experience in an Ofsted Children's Residential Home


We are looking for exceptional Support Workers for our new children's home in Canvey Island, Essex Providing care for children aged 8-18 with learning difficulties and or emotional and behavioural difficulties.


Responsibilities and Duties

  • To care, nurture and establish positive relationships with the children/young people
  • Providing emotional support at the time of difficulty or stress
  • Provide advice, assistance, and support on a 1:1 basis to enable the child to address past and present difficulties
  • To organise participate in activities for children and young people
  • To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and cultural needs of children and young people within the care of aspirations.
  • Provide advice, assistance, and support on a 1:1 basis to enable the child to address past and present difficulties
  • To support with Domestic chores such as cooking, cleaning, general maintenance and promoting good hygiene within the home
  • Attending young people's meetings and contributing to them
  • Responsibility for the accurate of maintenance of financial records
  • Be a key worker to a young person
  • Empower young people and facilitating their active involvement in decision making about their lives and future
  • Support young people to achieve their goals and optimise their potential
  • Provide support to young people with homework and extracurricular activities.
  • Keep accurate records and providing written reports on young people for planning reviews meetings, meetings any other meetings as directed by the line manager
  • Support young person to keep good hygiene and involve in daytoday routine of the home
  • Support young to all health appointments and complete the relevant documents as needed

Qualifications and skills
Criteria

  • Essential and Desirable
  • Minimum 3 years' experience working with children and young people, preferably in a children's residential home, or equivalent settings
  • QCF Level 3 in Residential childcare or equivalent
    Desirable
  • A passion for working with children
    Essential
  • An enhanced D.B.S check will be completed
    Essential
  • Full UK driving licence
    Desirable
  • Applicants will need to be flexible to work as per the need of the home
    Essential
  • Good Communication skills
    Essential
  • Resilience and Patience
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Essential

Schedule:
Morning shift/ Afternoon shift / night shift, based on the needs of the home


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£21,000.00-£26,000.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Casual dress
  • Free parking
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Brentwood: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

Residential Childcare: 1 year (required)


Licence/Certification:

  • NVQ Level 3 Children's Residential (preferred)

Work Location:
One location
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