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Children'S Residential Support Worker

Employer
3D Recruit
Location
Bexhill-on-Sea
Salary
12.50 Hourly + Additional GBP80 per night sleep in
Closing date
29 Jan 2025
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Sector
Healthcare
Function
Operations
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Description:

  • Contribute to a positive, nurturing environment to ensure emotional security, happiness, and growth for young people.
  • Adhere to the organization's philosophy, policies, and procedures while promoting appropriate behaviour and maintaining confidentiality.
  • Engage in recreational, social activities and provide guidance, counseling, and supervision to support personal and social development.
  • Maintain effective communication, create reports, and utilize systems to track young people's progress and address issues.
  • Participate in professional development, staff meetings, training, and support new staff members.
  • Ensure safety, cleanliness, and organization within the home while managing relationships between young people and staff.
  • Take on leadership duties when necessary and maintain accurate casework records for young people under care.
  • Provide transportation and be available for sleeping–in shifts as required to support the young people's well–being.

Experience:

  • Experience of working with children and young people desirable

Education/qualifications/ training:

  • Requirement to achieve Level 3 Diploma for the Children & Young People's Workforce essential

Special Knowledge

  • Ability to participate in a range of activities with enthusiasm
  • Ability to organise and lead recreational activities

Skills/disposition

  • Ability to form positive working relationships with parents and outside agencies
  • Ability to become an integral part of a team
  • Good communication skills
  • High level of resilience
  • Ability to provide counselling to individual young people

Personal Qualities

  • Ability to build positive relationships with children and young people
  • Ability to maintain professional standards at all times
  • Ability to support young peoples in their daily routines in a variety of settings
  • Sense of humour

Work Arrangements and availability

  • Clean UK driving licence and ability to drive with young passengers
  • 40 / 48 hours per week on a flexible rota
  • Ability to cope with a flexible working hours
  • To be available for sleep–in duties if required

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