Residential Support Worker (Children's homes) Newcastle under Lyme, England
Job description
On completion of a successful probation period (6 months) a payment of £500 will be paid to the applicant and a further £500 will be paid after 18 months service.
Vitality Care is now looking for a qualified Residential support worker to work at our home in Newcastle Under Lyme.
About us at Vitality Care
At Vitality Care we are a growing business and now have homes in Staffordshire (Newcastle Under Lyme) and Staffordshire moorlands (Alton). Both homes are registered for three young people. We have been established since 2019.
Our home at Newcastle Under Lyme is currently rated OUTSTANDING in child protection, positive outcomes and Leadership and management by OFSTED.
Our Ethos at Vitality Care is to support and encourage all young people to experience a journey in their lives that’s filled with positive memories, values, love, and laughter.
Vitality Care works with Gateway Psychology Services Ltd to ensure that all staff are provided with adequate training to provide the young people with a therapeutic approach to meet the young person’s individual needs. We follow the PACE model – Playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy to meet the young peoples needs.
Vitality Care offers a new chapter in all individuals lives that provides opportunities to learn, grow and experience a healthy, safe lifestyle.
We seek to achieve positive outcomes for young people by delivering a framework of quality. This is achieved by employing staff who are experienced and are active role models with excellent morals, values, and ethics.
We take pride in our service by encouraging young people to be independent and learn to be responsible by respecting all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, sexual orientation, and ability.
Vitality Care aims to achieve this through the following key objectives:
- Education
- Interaction
- Positive Role Models -
- Offering new life experiences, opportunities, and ventures
- Providing an environment that is safe, nurturing and tailored to meet all individual needs.
- To manage risks and allow the young person to take reasonable risks.
- The young person to be involved in their overall care with relevant others and those who are important in their lives.
- Multi-agency working
- Take on board the views, wishes and preferences of all individuals.
- Monitoring, evaluation, and feedback
- Investing in the staff team to recognise the importance of development and progression via training, supervision, and support.
What we are looking for
It is essential to hold a NVQ or Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in working with children and young people.
The role is on a 1;1 basis (staff to young person ratio). Where you will be required to start at 7.30am and work on a two on four off pattern where possible. You will be required to sleep in the home overnight where we provide a bedroom and on suite bathroom.
You would need experience working with Children and young people with emotional behavioural difficulties.
The duties of the role are as follows.
- Be able to support young people to attend education daily, follow Educational Health care plans.
- Complete and manage paperwork which includes good report writing skills to record daily documentation.
- Follow care plans to ensure the young persons need are being met.
- Support the young people to attend medical appointments, doctors, dentist, opticians, CAMHS.
- Be a role model.
- Assist, plan and engage in activities and hobbies with the young person.
- Meet the emotional and physical needs of our young people.
- Help build positive relationships.
- Be able to liaise with all other professionals such as police, social worker, Ofsted.
- Interact and engage in visual and over the phone contact for the young people with families.
- Excellent communication skills
- Professionalism
- Non judgemental
- To create a friendly and relaxed environment for the young people encouraging enjoyment, self-motivation, self-esteem and respect for themselves and others.
- To assist with the day-to-day administration of the home by completing and maintaining accurate recordings.
- To promote and uphold anti-discriminatory practices and equal opportunity practices in line with Company policy.
- Record and administer medication.
- You need to have a driving license.
- Be over the age of 21.
What we offer
We provide a salary of £27,472.22 per year and this includes a sleep-in allowance. You will be required to work 173 hours per month which is 11 shifts and 11 sleep ins. All additional training and team meeting will be required as extra if you are not on shift on these days.
We offer a 224 hours per year holiday without and additional benefit for working bank holidays. We offer time and a half for every bank holiday you work. The Christmas and New year bank holiday period will be paid at a higher rate due to the time of year of expected working hours. At Vitality Care we ensure that we provide you with a sleep-in payment for each of your holiday days taken so that you are not just being paid for the hours taken off work.
We offer an excellent develop opportunity for all members of our team. We will offer external and internal vacancies to help develop staff. All the management team have progressed from within other roles in the home from.
Vitality care work with Gateway psychology where we offer a therapeutic home for the young people who come to reside with us. However, we also ensure that staff have the support from a psychologist for one-to-one support in the role.
We also provide an art psychotherapist to work with the young people on a weekly basis.
We offer an employee assistant programme - Health Assured’s EAP helpline is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our counsellors help to support your employees with:
Mental health
Anxiety
Depression
Physical health
Self-identity
Addiction
Grief
Debt & finances
Discrimination
Relationships
Benefits of joining us.
Company car whilst on shift
Meals included – catered for vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian etc.
ON site parking
Private pension – you can opt out.
Refer a friend scheme.
Employee of the month
Annual bonus scheme – targets set annually for you to achieve as an additional incentive.
Time and half pay on bank holidays.
Employee assistance programme (as above)
On site Clinical Psychologist for support for you
Career development
Ongoing training to meet the needs of the young people.
Mileage allowance
Two on four off shift pattern
Work phone when on shift
Casual dress
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £27,472.22 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Supplemental pay types:
- Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Newcastle-under-Lyme: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (required)
Experience:
- Residential Childcare: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
- NVQ Level 3 Children & Young People or equivalent (required)
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 01/08/2023
