Role: Residential Worker

Location: High Wycombe

Job type: Permanent, Full - Time offering 37 hours per week

Salary: Circa £22,500 per annum

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...

The Vines is a short break residential service for children and young people aged between 11 and 19 with severe learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. 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. In addition to using our own facilities and grounds we support children and young people to access activities within local community settings.

As Residential Worker, it will be your responsibility to lead shifts as well as ensuring that the care that is being provided is to the best possible standard.

You will be working on a rolling rota which will consist of earlies (7am to 3pm), lates (2pm to 10pm) and alternate weekends.

How will you make a difference?

By leading and supporting the rest of the team on shift.
By ensuring safeguarding practices are in place.
By supporting children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and procedures in line with the services policies and procedures.
By providing a safe and fun environment to achieve positive outcomes.
By encouraging communication and participation across the service.
By promoting independence.
By attending appointments and meetings.
By building excellent rapports with Service Users, their families and other care professionals.
By contributing to the development and evaluation of care plans and risk assessments.

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 Learning Disabilities would be an advantage but once again training will be provided
NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People 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.

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