Senior Support Worker

2 days ago

Truro, United Kingdom Acorn Education and Care Full time

**Salary: £23,108.80 per annum**

**Location: Truro, Cornwall**

**Hours: 40 hours per week, plus sleeps - Shifts 12 hours per day/ 16 hour shifts**:

- Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young people?_
- Would you like to progress your Career in the Residential Care Sector?_
- Are you resilient, reliable and ready for a challenge?_About the home

Acorn Education and Care are recruiting SRCCW’s to join our Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD) team within Blackwater, Truro. The young people in this home may also have mild to moderate learning disabilities. Our beautiful and homely residential setting provides 24/7 care to 4 young people, within each home. Each child has their own room which they decorate to their individual tastes and cater for their requirements. The children could display a variety of challenges and be verbally or physically aggressive. Therefore, we are looking for enthusiastic and caring people to help make a difference to these children regardless of the challenges you may be faced with.

About the group

We are part of Acorn Education and Care and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

We provide Education and Care across a number of schools and residential homes nationally. Our specialist SEN provision, coupled with our expertise within residential care means we offer thousands of vulnerable children across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish. It is by no accident that 94% of our schools and homes are rated as 'Outstanding' or 'Good'.

We welcome staff who share our commitment to help children experience better days and better lives. Through ongoing development and training, we ensure our staff are well prepared for their jobs and given every opportunity to extend their skills.

About the role

This is a diverse position, you will be a corporate parent and a positive role model, helping fulfil the needs of the child and improve their lives. When you start your shift, you will receive a hand over and start your daily tasks. You could be taking the children out to the cinema, shopping, to the Zoo or you could be spending the day within the home, educating and enhancing life skills.

You will be required to complete relevant paperwork, household chores and chaperone the children on appointments and other activities. There will be occasions where you may have to administrate medication and maintain the children’s personal care.

We ensure our staff are fully trained for any situation, therefore you will receive an induction, followed by shadow shifts and regular supervisions. Also, because you will be faced with challenging behaviour, you will be fully trained in Management of Actual or Potential Aggression (MAPA), a de-escalation and physical intervention training course.

Who are we looking for?

We would like you to join our family environment if you have a genuine desire to help and support children. We need you to share our aim, to try and improve their lives, to give them every chance to have better days and a better future. You must be reliable, enthusiastic and resilient as well as compassionate, understanding and friendly.

Essential/ Desirable criteria
- Ability to work within a 24/7 operation
- Good communication and listening skills
- Able and willing to partake in relevant training and on occasion be involved in physical interventions
- Accurate record keeper
- Organisational skills
- Good team player
- NVQ Level 3 or level 3 Diploma specific to Residential Care

Why work for us?

Be part of the UK’s largest independent children’s services group and receive:

- Career progression opportunities
- Continuous personal development opportunities
- Enrich and improve the lives of our young people
- An interesting and varied career
- You will be paid hourly
- Sleep ins are paid £40
- Employee Rewards Hub
- 'Your Wellbeing Matters'

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