Children's Support Worker

Children’s Support Worker

Job Title: Children’s Support Worker

Job Type:  Permanent

Location: Norwich

Days and hours of work: 40 hours per week- the ability to work a rota shift pattern including weekends and sleep-in's is essential as our client operates 24/7, 365 days a year service.

Start Date: Immediately

Salary/ Hourly rate: £23,608

This is an excellent opportunity to work with children in a highly specialised, integrated therapeutic care service. This is an employer who always encourages development and learning and supports individuals to reach their potential.

Our client provides residential care for Children with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour in a small high specification, purpose built residential home based in Norwich. If your approach to life encompasses wellbeing, inclusion, and education, then this is the company for you. This company has a very strong passion for expanding on their ever-growing community of homes in the local area, with 5 already open and thriving they have 2 more to open this year, which opens many doors of opportunities and progress for all staff that are committed to achieving the excellent standards that enable them to better the lives of the people they support, with the joint aspirations of the individuals of course, as this is the ethos of the company to achieve with the individual and not for the individual.

Our client is looking for enthusiastic residential care workers to join the team and to contribute to the excellent care they provide. You will support the Children and Young people in their everyday lives and should aim to empower them to find their full potential.

THE ROLE

As a Support Worker for this client, you would support in ensuring the promotion of the highest standard of care and to safeguard and support the development of all children.

• Supporting children with high-quality person-centred care with all aspects of daily living, including any personal, emotional and physical activities
• Ensure all care is being delivered to the children’s care plan and maintaining individuals support and care plans.
• General day-to-day duties of the house and maintain health and safety and infection control measures in place.
• Ensuring the children’s independence is always fully promoted.
• Assisting children with meal preparations, and other living skills to promote independence.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE

• Willingness to expand on knowledge and undertake training- Staff working in a residential setting are required to complete a Level 3 Diploma in residential childcare, you will be supported with this to ensure it has been completed within two years of employment.
• Enthusiasm for working with young people with challenging behaviour in a children's home setting.
• Willingness to expand on knowledge and undertake training.
• Solid understanding of issues around dealing with children who display social, emotional and behavioural problems.
• The ability to interact and create a good impression with both children and adults.
• Good communicator with basic computer skills
• Physically capable of engaging in activities.
• Excellent Commitment and reliability
• UK drivers licence

IN RETURN OUR CLIENT CAN OFFER

• Free and comprehensive training
• Opportunity to enrol in NVQ
• Competitive pay
• Pension
• Holiday pay
• Bonus for successful Ofsted inspections
• Refer a friend bonus scheme.
• Free onsite parking
• Wellbeing support

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