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Female Waking Night Children’s Residential Care Support Worker
We're after a supportive and compassionate woman with the confidence to be assertive when needed. You'll be working waking nights in a therapeutic and secure home for young women who may at times present challenging behaviour and have complex emotional needs. This role calls for someone who can really connect with young people and provide a steady, reassuring presence throughout the night.
FEMALE APPLICANTS ONLY PLEASE
Due to setting and the nature of the work. This is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with section 7(2) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Equality Act 2010
SALARY: £31,200 per annum + Benefits
LOCATION: Brockley, London (SE4)
JOB TYPE: Full-Time and Part-Time Permanent Positions Available
WORKING HOURS: 4 x 8.30 - 8.30 Night Shift and 1 Day Shift Alternating
Thursdays
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Female Waking Night Children’s Residential Care Support Worker who is compassionate, dedicated, and want to make a difference in the lives of the vulnerable young women in care. The role can be challenging at times, but massively rewarding, as young women flourish.
The organisation work with young women (gender-inclusive) between the ages of 8 - 18 with autism and complex emotional needs, who can present with challenging behaviours such as self-harming and suicidal ideation.
As the Female Waking Night Children’s Residential Care Support Worker you will support young women who have varied mental health challenges with complex trauma. Self-reflection and an awareness of the impact of secondary trauma are essential to this role.
Working as the Female Waking Night Children’s Residential Care Support Worker you will help the young women develop independent living skills such as shopping, budgeting, washing clothes, cooking, attending professional appointments, leisure activities, etc.
As a successful candidate it is essential that you have experience and knowledge in relational working with complex trauma, and you must have experience working as a mental health support worker with young people.
APPLY TODAY
If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV and Covering Letter stating why you would like to apply for this role to our Recruitment Team to review.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Female Waking Night Children’s Residential Care Support Worker include:
- Remain awake at night
- Provide advice and support to children and young people in the home in line with their placement plans
- Act as a key worker to children and young people offering support to their individual needs and advocating for them at reviews and care planning meetings
- Be a point of contact for children and young people with their social workers, education and health staff, and family
- Establish a nurturing relationship with children and young people to help them deal with their past and present difficulties
- Help children and young people build positive relationships
- Help children and young people resolve conflicts and manage their behaviour safely and acceptably
- Undertake housekeeping and cleaning duties in order to maintain a clean and safe environment
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Must be female
- Minimum Level 3 Health and Social Care with Children or Practitioner Level 4 Children, young people and families or a willingness to work towards it and complete within 2 years of starting the course
- Must have experience working with children and young people with EBD and Mental Health Challenges in a children’s home setting
- Working with challenging children and young people
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective record-keeping skills and maintaining the confidentiality
BENEFITS
- 4-day Working Week
- 23-days Annual Leave
- Permanent Contracts
- Pension Contribution
- Wellbeing Programme
- Team Building Days Out
- Sick Pay
- Full Induction Training
- External Clinical Supervision
- DBT Supervision
- Diploma Training
- Close to local transport (Zone 2), Free On-Street Parking
All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and all employees are checked against the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P13376
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