Children’s Support Worker – Residential
Reference: SW/STOCKTON/0
Salary: £12.83 per hour
We’re recruiting a Children’s Support Worker on behalf of one of the UK’s largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare, in Stockton-on-Tees! This service is a specialist longer-term service for children and young people with a diagnosed Learning Disability and who display challenging behaviour as a result. The service offers intensive levels of support and care to help the young people we care for develop social and life skills.
The client encourage their young people to attend school or college during their stay, wherever possible, and to join them on fun day trips out to theme parks, the seaside or wherever their interests lie!
You will have an opportunity to learn whilst you work, after probation you will be working towards Level 4 Diploma in Residential child care.
What to look forward to:
- 25 days plus bank holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- A Learning Hub where you can benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
- A Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
- Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
- A Nest Personal Pension account
- Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials
- Monthly, quarterly and annual awards programmes, recognising those going above and beyond in their role
- Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
- Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
- ……and, of course, the support and guidance of the qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with the group
What you’ll be working:
- Days and Nights
- Every other weekend
- Rota shifts
- Working towards Level 4 Diploma in Residential child care
What you’ll be doing:
- Build relationships with children and young people
- Establish methods of communication with children and young people, reducing barriers when necessary
- Assist children and young people with mealtimes where necessary
- Support with activities of daily living and personal care when needed
- Communicate any issues to the on shift team leader or management
- Accurately report and/or record work activities
What you’ll have:
- A genuine interest in providing the best person centre care possible for our young people
- NVQ 3 or equivalent in Childcare
- Should have lived in the UK for 3 years
- The ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Minimum experience of 9 months in the child care
- Experience working within the Child care sector / Autism/ LD
Our client wants to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, they are a Disability Confident committed employer.
If this sounds like the role for you, apply to be a Children’s Support Worker in Stockton-on-Tees today!
