Fantastic pay, amazing holiday package, great pension, support to complete qualifications AND staff discounts package! What's not to like!?
Make a difference to the lives of young people by developing in a career as a Senior Support Worker.
Do you have a passion for working with children, helping them to recover, grow and develop and go on to achieve positive outcomes? Are you interested in learning and developing your own practice and skills within a therapeutic setting? if the answer is yes then we want to hear from you!
We welcome diverse professional and personal skills and experience as well as hobbies and interests that can be shared with the children and utilised in your work.
Support Worker Benefits
* Highly competitive salary.
* Full induction and introductory programme
* Fully funded training and qualifications.
* Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience.
* Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay
* Free meals.
* A great employee Benefits programme
* Life assurance.
* 28 days annual leave
Senior Support Worker Role
* To undertake a lead role in ensuring the care and welfare of each child in placement.
* Coordinate and attend meetings with schools, social workers, and the local authority.
* Help oversee a team of support workers, providing guidance and training in various therapeutic techniques and protocols.
* Write reports for LAC, Placement reviews and Care plans.
* To raise any concerns with the Registered Manager as appropriate.
* Dealing with challenging behaviour (verbally abusive, possibly threatening behaviour)
* Positive role modelling at all times and maintaining a consistent approach.
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans.
* Administer and document medication.
* Conduct and create risk assessments to safeguard children and young people.
* Build rapport with vulnerable children ages 8 to 17 years old and their families on supervised contact.
* Positive behaviour support and physical intervention.
* Conduct Keywork sessions.
* Liaise between social workers, families, and healthcare professionals.
* To safeguard and promote the welfare of young people.
The successful candidate;
Needs to be passionate about making a difference in young lives. Will understand trauma and have the resilience to deal with challenging behaviour.
Have good communication and interpersonal skills to provide advice and specialist guidance to our children and families (once trained)
Use their own initiative to resolve problems.
Be a positive role model for the young people.
Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work
Ability to work as part of a team around the young people.
Can be available to work Monday to Sunday between the hours of 8am - 11pm.
Will be able to commit to sleep in 6 times per month on average.
Please send your CV now to be considered for this exciting opportunity and we will be in touch for a friendly chat