Children's Waking Night Support Worker

Children's Waking Night Support Worker Purley, England

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Full Time Purley, England 23500 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Waking Night Support Worker Role

Our Well Established Children's Residential provider is seeking caring, empathetic, patient and dedicated Children's Residential Support workers for Waking Nights for their home located in Croydon London.

This is a chance not only to make a real difference in the Children's lives but to really develop your skills and knowledge.

They are offering:

  • £23,500
  • 3 Nights a week
  • 12 hour shifts 20:30-0830
  • Overtime

Driving licence preferred but not essential

NVQ Level 3 Children and young people Preferred but not essential (will increase salary if you hold this)

Responsibilities:

  • Make yourself aware of the safeguarding policy and all other safeguarding policies and procedures during induction, training and personal development. Stay up to date with changes in procedures.
  • Comply with all training in identifying signs of harm and abuse. Respond immediately to any young person to keep them safe.
  • You will be required to attend Strategy Meetings and Child Protection Case Conferences if appropriate.
  • Keep accurate, objective records of any concerns or incidents as per company safeguarding reporting procedures.
  • Ensure that all children and young people have their needs met, and their welfare is always promoted.
  • Maintain standards of good practice always, establishing purposeful and constructive relationships and appropriate role modelling to assist with the development of each child’s life, activities, education, social skills and personal skills.
  • Able to communicate with other agencies and professionals e.g. education, health, police etc.. Commitment to keep children safe and protect them from harm. Able to manage stress in self and others.
  • Participate and assist with social workers or other professional persons. Where applicable to attend to and contribute to any child’s review, case conference and planning meetings as appropriate.
  • Ensure all visitors to the home are appropriately vetted and securely signed into the home.
  • Take appropriate action in line with line management instructions to ensure that children’s care plans are implemented and reviewed so that the child’s stay is managed, their health, social and emotional development is monitored, and appropriate opportunities are made available to them.
  • Maintain the safety and security at night of the facilitating environment and those within it, by carrying out regular security checks of the building.
  • Report missing children to all relevant individuals and agency’s including police, responsible local authority and those with parental responsibility, including completing reporting missing from care reports.
  • Physically intervene if a child’s behaviour is dangerous to others or to themselves, in accordance with procedural guidance of the establishment and relevant legislation.
  • Follow and adhere to child protection policies and procedures, children’s standards and legislation.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £23,500.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift
  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Overtime
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Purley: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

  • Are you fully Flexible Monday to Sunday?
  • experience working in a Children's Residential Home?

Licence/Certification:

  • Driving Licence (preferred)
  • NVQ Level 3 Children and young people service (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Children's Waking Night Support Worker
Outreach Solutions

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