Position: Residential Worker - Nights only

Hours: 20 hours per week

Location - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Salary £22,500 per annum pro rata

Are you a naturally empathetic and self - motivated individual who is passionate about changing the lives of children, young people and their families throughout the UK for the better? If so, you are in luck as we are currently looking for a Residential Worker who takes pride in providing the best level of care to Children and Young People to join our team. This is an exciting and rewarding role with the opportunity to make a huge personal impact.

How do Action for Children work?

Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and their families - but for every child who requires help, there's plenty more to do. That's where you come in...

Merryfields is a 14 bed Short Break Residential Service providing 24 hour care for 5 - 18 year olds with moderate to severe learning disabilities. We strive and work towards providing top tiered person - centered care. We also hold various activities on a day to day basis to encourage social experiences and promote equality and diversity throughout the service.

As a Residential Worker, it will be your responsibility to liaise with the children, young people and their families to ensure that their care is always to the best possible standard. You will also be supporting them with all aspects of their care.

You will be working 2 shifts a week from 9:45pm to 7:45am.

Click on the video link below for a visual perspective of our service to gain a better understanding of what we do.

How will you make a difference?

By supporting children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and clinical procedures in line with the services policies and procedures.
By contributing to the development and evaluation of care plans and risk assessments as part of link worker role.
By shift planning, leading and supporting the rest of the team on shift.
By ensuring safeguarding practices are in place.
Managing 1-1 sessions with the children and young people to support them to develop and achieve positive outcomes.
By promoting independence and Equality & Diversity throughout the service.
By promoting communication and participation throughout the service.

What will you need?

A real compassionate and positive attitude is a MUST
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills
The ability to work well within a team
Hold previous leadership skills but training will be supplied for the right candidate
Have the type of mentality to see this as a career step not another job
Previous experience working with either Children or Service Users with disabilities would be an advantage but once again training will be provided
NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent or the willingness to work towards it

What are the benefits?

As an appreciation towards our staff we offer:

An excellent company pension scheme
Minimum of 29 days Annual Leave
Season ticket travel loans
Childcare vouchers
Professional development with access to 100's of courses available from the first day
Discounts at major high street retailers

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This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity. So don't delay, apply today!

Please send your CV to Ewelina.suchocka@actionforchildren.org.uk for immediate consideration.

Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.