Residential Support Worker
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Residential Support Worker
Are you looking for a new career? Are you a caring and compassionate person with the need to help children and young people? Are you looking for a great team and company to grow with? If the answer to these questions is yes then this might be the job for you!
We are recruiting for a Residential Care Workers for our homes. Working on a rota basis, establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm and rewarding. Providing advice, assistance and support to enable young people to address past and present difficulties.
The working day can be very unpredictable and you could find yourself spending the entire morning organising activities and the afternoon providing 1:1 support. No two days are the same. The right type of person needs to be flexible, adaptable and to be able to read situations and help our young people make positive choices.
Roles and responsibilities will include:
Providing
emotional support at times of difficulty or stress
Being ambitious
for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their
potential
Providing support for young people in their
education
Keeping accurate records and providing written reports on
young people for planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as
directed by the line manager
Empowering young people and
facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about
their lives and future
Acting as an advocate at meetings where the
young person is the subject of discussion
Encouraging the young
person to develop links with the community, attend off-site activities
and expand their personal social network
Meeting the needs of the
Children and Young People, organising and facilitating Social
Activities (out of school), maintaining the home (laundry, cooking,
cleaning shopping etc.
Qualifications/Experience/Requirements
You must be over 21 years old
Full UK driving licence is
preferable.
No experience necessary, just a commitment and passion
for working with young people
Benefits
40 hours a
week
Sleep ins incur an uplift or 30 per shift on your
salary
Enhanced DBS paid for
Full induction & training
provided
Additional benefits package
Residential Support Worker
CareTech UK
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