Residential Support Worker
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Elite Care Recruitment
Salary: £26,000 per year
Residential Care Worker – Children’s Home
Rushden, Northamptonshire
£26,000 per year (depending on experience and qualifications) + £32 per sleep-in
I am acting on behalf of a small, independent residential child care company who offer bespoke, high quality care and support to young adolescents who are ‘looked after’. They are currently looking for a Residential Care Worker to join their team at their 4 bedded home in East Northamptonshire.
In this fantastic role you will be expected to:
* Ensure and maintain positive childcare practice, by providing a safe, warm and supportive environment for the young people in your care
* Ensure that all children and young people are safeguarded from harm at all times
* Transport young people in the company vehicles to appointments, school, activities etc
* Undertake administrative duties as required in the home
* Act as a positive role model for the young people at all times
* Undertake Key work responsibilities and duties in relation to the young people, ensuring a high standard of care delivery
* Be a key member of a team of residential workers and be involved in the planning and organisation of the young person’s specific care plan
* Undertake sleep-in duties as required
For this role you must have:
* A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) and/or experience of youth work, young offenders, care leavers, fostering/adoption etc
* Excellent Communication skills, both written and verbal
* A full manual driving licence
* The ability to work unsupervised/supervised
* The ability to be a positive, caring, empathic and influential role model to you people who may display extreme challenging behaviours
* A good general standard of education and the ability and willingness to work towards achieving any qualifications necessary for the role.
* The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
* The ability to work a rota pattern including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, bank holidays, Christmas etc
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