Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Circa £18,600 per annum pro rata equivalent to £9.64 per hour
Permanent, Part Time working 24 hours per week.
Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role
Warwickshire Disability is a registered Children's Home offering residential overnight short breaks for children and young people with severe learning disabilities and complex needs. Our extremely dedicated and professional staff team work in a sensitive and caring way to support disabled children to remain living with their families.
We offer a homely welcoming environment, which makes children feel safe and where they can have fun enjoying different activities. Our aim is to provide positive, life enhancing experiences, and the staff team are committed to putting children at the heart of everything we do. They also develop positive relationships with families and other professionals to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people that we work with.
As an Assistant Residential Worker, it will be your responsibility to support the service, ensuring positive outcomes are achieved.
Please note, for this role, you would have to commit to regular weekends.
You will make a difference by:
- Providing personal care and maintaining hygiene.
- Administering medication.
- Completing general household chores.
- Meal prepping -staff will be expected to cook from the menu.
- Promoting independence.
- Encouraging active participation during activities.
- Offering families support and advice.
- Maintaining safeguarding practices within the service.
You will need:
- A Level 3 NVQ or the willingness to work towards one
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding and Confidentiality.
- Ability to go the extra mile.
- Previous experience working with Children in any setting would be an advantage.
- A positive attitude is a MUST.
The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.
Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.
For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
For more information, please contact Fatima Matin on 07918773592.
Interviews will be held week commencing the 2nd of November.
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
