Residential Children's Support Worker - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Platform Childcare

Platform Childcare
Platform Childcare
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Gloucester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description
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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 or would like to begin a career in Residential Child Care, 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.

We are direct employer and not an agency and run quality children's homes.


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
Ensuring that our service users receive the highest standard of support/care appropriate to their individual needs.


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:

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Full driving license
a MUST
with access to own transport:


  • Ability to work shifts and sleep ins:
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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.

Platform Childcare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Based in Gloucester GL1


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Licence/Certification:

  • FULL UK Driving Licence (required)

Work Location:
In person
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