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We are currently looking for experienced Residential Support Workers to work at residential children's homes in some of our homes in London.

In order to apply you will need to have the following:

• A Clear fully enhanced DBS
• An understanding of Children's Safeguarding.
• Experience of working with vulnerable children and/or challenging young people.
• Right to Work in the UK with no restrictions.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Flexibility to work throughout the week.
• An engaging personality with an ability to engage with young people.

The job role of a residential support can include but is not limited to the following:

• Maintaining a high level of support to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and cultural needs of young people.
• Providing a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which children and young people can feel secure and free from harm.
• Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional and positive regard.
• Ensuring the young person's care plan is followed and amended as appropriate to refelect their changing needs.
• Helping young people gain self-control by challenging unacceptable behaviour.
• Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning, general maintenance around the home etc).
• Establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm and rewarding.
• Providing advice, assistance and support on a 1:1 basis to enable young people to address past and present difficulties.
• Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their potential.
• Providing support for young people in their education and extracurricular activities, this may include supporting them in the classroom if necessary.
• 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.
• Being aware of the aims and objectives of the home and working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them.
• Attending team/staff meetings and making a positive contribution to them.
• Being aware of childcare plans for all young people and providing support for colleagues by maintaining consistency in the execution of those plans.

If you feel you are the right fit for this role then please apply right away with an up to date CV.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Zero hours contract
Part-time hours: 40 per week

Salary: £11.00-£12.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• providing care: 1 year (required)
• supervisory: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 Health & Social Care (required)
• right to work without any restriction (required)

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 12/12/2023