Yatton/North Somerset
£23,700
37Hours - Full-Time (Rota basis)
Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role
Our Place is a newly opened, OFSTED registered, 4 bedded permanent residential unit for children and young people aged between 8 - 18 who have various learning and physical disabilities.
As a Residential Worker you'll help the team provide a safe, stimulating, fun and caring environment, supporting the children with household tasks and all aspects of their care. You'll also attend training, team meetings and supervision during the day.
You will make a difference by:
- Providing a safe environment for the children and young people.
- Helping them in all aspects of their daily lives and supporting their health and happiness.
- Supporting the Team Leader and Registered Manager to ensure the service is fully compliant and inspection-ready at all times.
- Leading shifts and taking the lead in coordinating the children's support and care.
- Supervising junior staff on shift and formal supervision.
- Sleeping in 1 to 2 nights a week.
- Promoting independence and Equality & Diversity throughout the service.
You will need:
- Previous experience and knowledge working with Service users with Learning Disabilities and Physical Disabilities and challenging behaviour.
- Commitment to working on a 24-hour shift rota pattern, which includes evenings, weekends and some bank holidays.
- A Level 3 Diploma (formerly known as NVQ) in Health and Social Care or equivalent - we can help you achieve this if you're not qualified, although this must be completed within 18 months of joining our team.
- Experience of working with disabled young people.
- The ability to use MS Office to record case notes.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Safeguarding knowledge.
- A positive approach, providing a fun environment for all the children in our care.
- It would be desirable to have some previous supervisory experience and of leading a shift.
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.
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.
Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
