Children's Residential Support Worker

This is a FANTASTIC opportunity to join a supportive team at a recently revamped children's home in Hemel Hempstead.  As a Children's Residential Support Worker, you'll play a key role by empowering and caring for young people (aged 8-18) facing Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).

If you're RESILIENT, COMPASSIONATE, and DEDICATED to making a real impact on young lives, this could be your perfect role!

Salary: £31,279 to £33,705 (sleep allowance included)

Location: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Hours: Full-Time

Contract: Permanent

Shift pattern: Varied Shift Pattern with 2 sleep-ins a week!

Crave adventure?  Being a Children's Residential Support Worker is anything but ordinary. Each day brings fresh experiences as you support children facing Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) in our newly transformed Hemel Hempstead children's home. It's demanding, but the rewards are endless.

**Due to the nature of the job and the activities involved, we are only able to consider applicants who have a full UK manual driver's licence**

Benefits of a Children's Residential Support Worker:

• Opportunity to complete the Level 3 and 4 of the Children & Young People qualification - fully funded!!!

• Free meals whilst on shift

• Getting paid to play computer games and go to theme parks!!!

• Casual dress code

• Company pension

• 28 days of annual leave

• Access to discounts for shopping outlets, restaurants and cinemas

• Comprehensive Training Package including scheduled ongoing face-to-face training and CPD planning

• Plenty of opportunities to maximise earnings and career development

• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage

Responsibilities of a Children's Residential Support Worker:

• To encourage the young people to do activities and take responsibility for their own lives, depending on their age.

• To keep the homely, friendly culture and environment of the homes.

• To be able to deal with challenging behaviours when needed.

• Protect children and young people from risks to their health and welfare.

• Provide support for the children and young people in the home and promote their independence and well-being.

• Maintain a safe environment for young people.

• Ensuring the safety of the students and maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of the individual’s care plan, guidelines, reward system and preferred method of communication.

• Supporting taxing behaviour safely and sympathetically.

• Develop and maintain good working relationships with the staff, parents, Social Workers and other professionals that may be involved in the young people’s lives such as Psychologists.

Requirements:

• Experience as a Children’s Residential Support Worker, or with Young People, is desirable but not essential.

• Experience within another healthcare or social care setting is desirable but not essential.

• You must be a car driver as you will be required to transport young people from time to time.

• You must be over the age of 21.

• You must be able to commute to Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

If you are passionate about the lives of young people and want to make a real difference, supporting young people between the ages of 10 – 18 with EBD, whilst starting on a career path within health & social care, this is the job for you!

Click apply today!!