Senior Support Worker

5 days ago


Kempston, United Kingdom Forbes Healthcare Group Full time

**Role**: Senior Support Worker

**Sector**:Children's Residential Care

**Location**:Kempston, Bedfordshire

**Hours**:40 Hours - Day & Night Shifts & Sleep In's

**Salary**:£27,500 - £32,119 per annum (dependent on qualifications & inclusive of sleep-in shifts)

**The role of a Senior Support Worker**:

- Contributing to the young person’s care plans and risk assessments, their review and implementation.
- Forming effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies.
- Ensuring the home is kept clean and in a tidy condition, adhering to the cleaning rota system, encouraging the young people to participate as appropriate.
- Ensuring that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from shift and Managers.
- Maintaining and promoting residential care work to high levels of professionalism expected by the company and Ofsted.
- Contributing to the educational and social development of each young person and assisting in the implementation of Individual Education Programs.
- Meeting the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximising opportunities for their development.
- Providing support to the deputy/manager of the home whilst on shift and performing senior duties as directed.

**Essential Criteria for a Senior Support Worker**:

- Minimum 1-year experience in a children's home setting
- Minimum 1-year supervisory experience
- Passion to help nurture young people.
- Be able to work shift patterns including sleep ins (Rota plan given in advance but likely to be 2 on 4 off)
- Full, UK driving licence.

**Desirable Criteria for a Senior Support Worker**:

- Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People (or similar)

**What our client offers**:

- Enrolment onto the fully funded Level 3/4/5 Children and Young People’s Workforce qualification
- Comprehensive, paid induction training for the Senior Support Worker role and ongoing training within the role.
- Fantastic opportunities for career development
- Food available whilst on shift

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £27,500.00-£32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Night shift

Application question(s):

- Are you over the age of 21?
- Do you have a Level 3 Diploma in Children & Young People?

**Experience**:

- Residential Children's Home: 1 year (required)
- Supervisory: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Shift availability:

- Day shift (required)
- Night shift (required)
- Overnight shift (required)

Work Location: In person



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