Residential Children's Support Worker - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Wolf Healthcare

Wolf Healthcare
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Gloucester, United Kingdom

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Residential Children's Support Worker, Gloucester


We are recruiting for a passionate, family-run service with over 25 years of collective experience working with Children, Young People, and Vulnerable Adults services across the Gloucestershire Area.


Our client gives children brighter futures and you can be part of this as a Children's Residential Support Worker in a brand new children's home, providing a warm, safe and caring enivironment for Children who cannot live with their families.


The role will be challenging so our clients seeks confident staff that can see the young person behind the emotional and challenging behaviour.


Key Responsibilities/ Skills:


  • Following all company policies and procedures in order to keep everyone safe and provide quality care including the staff code of conduct
  • Upholding and understanding relevant legislation such as the Children' Home Regulations 2015 and in particular the Quality standards
  • Promote independence through individual support planning, empowerment, promoting life skills, positive, preventative approach and promoting development of managed risk
  • To encourage and facilitate individuality, confidence and selfesteem to achieve the best outcomes for our Children
  • Working in partnership with team members and external agencies to ensure safeguarding
  • Accurate record keeping
  • Reliable shift attendance and undertaking of duties
  • Comprehensive understanding and willingness to undertake care planning
  • Ensuring clean and pleasant home environments in each home
  • Willing to undertake the training provided and work towards the mandatory qualifications in this sector Diploma Residential Care CYP within agreed timescales
  • Undertaking shift work we are open 365 days of the year for our children and staff work on a rota system over all hours

Personal Qualities for Residential Children's Support Worker, Gloucester:

  • Caring
  • Honest and trustworthy
  • Enthusiastic
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Loyal and Committed
  • Manage challenging situations
  • Resilient
  • Reliable

Experience/ Qualifications

  • Experience and understanding of Safeguarding and Equality
  • Diploma in Children's residential care Level 3 / 4 or are you willing to work towards?
  • Those with previous relevant experience or careers particularly welcome: such as psychology/ clinical roles/ education roles/ adult care/ health care roles/ early years

About the role of Residential Children's Support Worker, Gloucester:
You will truly make a difference and work alongside our client's children to achieve their dreams, goals and outcomes.

You will use inventive ways to support our client's children to;
- live quality lives
- have fun
- be safe
- learn new skills
- gain opportunities and as appropriate to develop independence skills
- fulfil their goals
- maximise outcomes and build their ambitions.


What is on offer:


  • Full comprehensive induction and training package
  • 28 days annual leave (Inclusive of bank holidays)
  • Pension scheme
  • Personal Development Programme
  • Level 3 Diploma in children's residential care
  • Training to manage children's presenting behaviour and help them keep safe
  • Wellbeing support
  • 1:1 staffing levels and small homes
  • Shifts pattern conducive to high staffing levels and high staff welfare with Morning Afternoon or night sleep in shifts available
  • Staff incentives and quarterly bonus payments
  • We do carry out full enhanced DBS checks so this post is only applicable for those who are deemed appropriate to work with children_
- *As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome all applicants to apply._

  • IND1_
  • WOLF HEALTHCARE IS ACTING AS AN AGENCY IN RELATION TO THIS FULL TIME PERMANENT ROLE_

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
From £12.00 per hour


Benefits:


  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Employee mentoring programme
  • Referral programme
  • Wellness programme

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Overtime
  • Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus scheme
  • Performance bonus
  • Quarterly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Gloucester, Gloucestershire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Do you have the Right to Work in the UK on a full time unrestricted basis without the need for sponsorship?

Experience:

Residential Childcare: 1 year (required)
Support Environment: 1 year (required)


Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:
In person
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