Residential Children's Support Worker Rugeley, England
Job description
Do you have an interest in supporting Children with learning disabilities to enable them to lead a more independent life? Are you enthusiastic, resilient, and driven to enrich and make a difference in the lives of these people?
The Social Care Department is actively seeking Children Learning Disability Support Workers to work within an award-winning service located in and around Staffordshire.The service is a bespoke specialist service for people who are aged from 6 -19 and upwards with autistic spectrum conditions and associated complex needs. You will be assisting the young people through a care pathway to help them live as independently as possible.
All the houses offer a large comfortable lounge, separate dining room, kitchen, quiet room and meeting area and activities room.
Overview:
- Title: Children’s Learning Disability Support Worker
- Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire
- Job Type: 6 - 12 month contract
- Shifts: 7AM - 3.30PM / 3PM - 10pm
- Pay: £400 - £450 per week (Weekly Pay!)
- Immediate starts available
Benefits:
- Excellent Rates of pay, weekly pay, and no payroll charges
- Variety of work in different social care and healthcare settings
- Support from an specialist consultant
- Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA,PMVA,PBM)
- Agency worker of the month prize £50
- Entry into our Golden Ticket draw to win £500 every quarter
- 24-hour registration - register from the comfort of your own home
- Holiday pay- paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot
- Contributed pension
The role:
What you’ll be doing as a Children’s Learning Disability Support Worker
You will provide therapeutic care and support to patients with autistic spectrum conditions and associated complex needs which includes observing, monitoring, and keeping a record of patient conditions, treating each person with dignity, compassion, and honesty. You will be helping with their Progression through a care pathway to live as independently as possible. You will have the support of a team of multi-professionals.
The candidate:
What you’ll need to be successful as a Children’s Learning Disability Support Worker
- A desire to create positive outcomes for adults with Learning disabilities
- Empathetic, caring and resilient nature
- At least 6 months experience of working within a social care setting
- Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to obtain one
- The right to work in the UK
Interested? If you think you’re right for this Children’s Learning Disability Support Worker role, then click the ‘apply’ button below
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £400.00-£450.00 per week
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Rugeley: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)
Work Location: One location
