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What we aim to do is offer support and nurture for children and young people with emotional behaviour difficulties; and help navigate through day-to-day life using the therapeutic trauma informed PACE approach. Your role will see you as a role model to the young people, aiding in improving their overall health and well-being. We want to ensure that our staff team feel valued as that will allow them to ensure that our children receive the best care possible. This will be a home, with a warm atmosphere and requires likeminded, motivated, and compassionate support workers to continue to provide outstanding care to our children.

The role of Residential Support Worker involves:

• Providing outstanding care to children while applying their individual care plans

• Taking the children on activities

• Liaising with families and professionals to ensure the best possible care is being provided and carried out

• Taking a proactive approach in supporting the children with attending and engaging in their education

• To make and maintain accurate records of the child’s day, including any incidents that may occur

• Carry out general housekeeping duties, including cooking, cleaning, and completing health and safety checks

• Apply safeguarding knowledge to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone in the home

• Comply with GDPR and Health and Safety regulations

• Shifts are on a rota-basis and can involve sleep-ins

• Shifts will either start at 8am, 10am or 2pm depending on the needs of the children, and finish at either 10pm or 10:30am the following morning if on a sleep.

We are looking for staff with the following:

• Driving Licence – essential

• Experience within a childcare setting

• QCF/ NVQ L3 in Children and Young People is desirable, however if you don’t have this we will support you in working towards it

• Resilience, self-motivation and the enthusiasm to engage with active young people

• Excellent communication skills

• Teamwork skills

• Ability to navigate a challenging situation

• DBS on the Update service is desirable but not essential

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £11.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• 2 years, Residential Support Worker Children & Young Adults (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person