support Worker- Children's Mental Health

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity to join a Mental Health Residential Home as a Residential Support Worker, on a full-time permanent basis.

Location of the post: Coalville, Leicestershire.

Please note: Although Coalville will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to support our other Leicestershire Residential Services until the home is operational, and as and when required throughout your employment. Our homes are located in Hinckley, Coalville, Braunstone, Market Harborough and Syston. 

This is a  beautiful new Mental Health Residential home in Coalville that will support children & young people with a range of complex needs, providing a nurturing environment that enables them to continue to recover from the mental health issues that led to their admission to a Tier 4 CAMHS unit. The home will meet the specific needs of children & young people who are ready for discharge and no longer require inpatient mental health services, but are not yet able or ready to return to home or still require a period of time in a therapeutic setting.

Some of the responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• To build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote the service user's independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities.
• To work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals.
• To contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning etc.
• To document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date.
• To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.
• To promote, monitor and maintain a safe environment at all times.

Essential requirements:

• Must hold the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare OR be willing to successfully achieve this within the required timeframe.
• Must be motivated by the opportunity to make a positive difference in young people's lives, creating a safe space and building resilience.
• Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding and protection of vulnerable children & young people.
• Flexibility to commit to sleep-ins and shift work, including weekends and bank holidays.
• Relevant experience working with children & young people is desirable, but not essential with the right attitude and willingness to learn
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• Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.