Support Worker
Burton-on-Trent
We are looking for a compassionate Support Worker for a Children's Residential Home in Burton-on-Trent. You will be supporting children and young people who have suffered early life trauma, neglect or abuse and may display challenging behaviours.Benefits:
Competitive pay and sleep-in allowance
Enhanced overtime rate of time and a third
Access to employee wellbeing programme
28 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 33 days with 5 years service
The main duties of this role include::
To work as a member of the team to provide young people with a variety of activities, support, care and guidance using a positive parenting model
To follow guidance from the Team Leader and other senior colleagues to ensure the smooth day to day running of the home providing structure and appropriate boundaries for the young people.
To have a flexible approach to shift patterns which may sometimes require changes to rota at short notice
To ensure that all risks are safely managed in line with the company policies and procedures
To undertake an in-depth quality and bespoke training package
To act as an advocate for the young person whilst using a positive parenting model
To attend staff meetings and be proactive in developing and improving the service model
What's on offer::
Continuous training and professional development
Career development
Generous sleep-in rate of £70.47 per night (average 11 per month)
What we are looking for::
Someone with the passion to work with our young people and provide them with a positive parenting model
Someone who can help create a real family environment for our young people?
Someone who has the desire to improve our young people’s lives and enable a better future for them
Someone who is resilient and understanding
Someone who is computer literate with the ability to work in a paperless environment
Someone who has a Level 3 in Residential Childcare.
We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.