Children's Residential Support Worker needed in Shropshire Immediately

Do you have experience working with young people in social care?

Do you live within a commutable distance to Shropshire (Shrewsbury, Wem, Telford, Market Drayton, Whitchurch, Newport)?

Are you comfortable when working with young people with behavioural difficulties?

A specialist provider in Shropshire is seeking a number of strong and confident Children's Support Workers to join their team on an ad-hoc/bank basis. The provider is a specialist group for young people with social emotional mental health needs and autism. Some of the residents are highly anxious and can become unpredictable if not taken care with.

As a Children's Support Worker, you will be part of a small team, supporting the home and residents with various tasks including managing the residents to make sure they have eaten, are maintaining their personal hygiene, managing their behaviours in relation to other residents and possible locals in the neighbourhood who they may come across. It may also include taking residents on scheduled day out to places such as the cinema, bowling or out for food. There may be times when staff will be asked to take residents out to scheduled appointments or visits. Due to this and the remote locations of many of the homes, ALL applicants must be able to drive and have a means of transport that they can freely access. If you do not, then you will not be considered for the role.

The preferred candidate will have:

* Experience in working with social emotional mental health (anxiety, autism, attachment disorders)

* Minimum 6 months' experience working with children and young people

* Excellent knowledge of Children's safeguarding

* Experience of using CPI (MAPA, Team Teach etc) is advantageous but not essential.

* Enhanced Child & Adult DBS registered or willing to acquire a new certificate.

* Can effectively manage behaviour using positive behaviour strategies.

* Will be kind, caring and patient when dealing with children who require specialist support.

Key Benefits of working with Twenty4Seven Education:

* Competitive rates of pay

* Your own dedicated and friendly consultant

* FREE Safeguarding Training

* £100 For All Referral Scheme

* Early notification of Training/Courses/Workshops

* FREE or heavily discounted CPD Courses (Level 2 TA Course, BSL Certification, Mental Wellbeing of Children Certification and Paediatric First Aid Course)

* Further training after completing registration

* Minimal Administration

If you are interested in discussing the role or would like to apply, then please give us a call on (phone number removed).

Twenty4Seven Education provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. As members of the REC Twenty4Seven Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks