Assistant Residential Worker

5 months ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire County Council Full time

About the role
Are you looking for a career with great job satisfaction, supporting Children and Young People?

We have an opportunity to join us as an Assistant Residential Worker at our care home located in Haviland Way, Cambridge.

We provide full time residential care for Children and Young People aged 8 to 18 who have a learning or physical disabilities and or additional health or behavioural needs.

Join our team and we will offer you:

- A comprehensive induction, ongoing training and continuing professional development.
- Plenty of opportunities for career progression.
- Monthly Supervision with a senior member of staff who will guide and support you.
- Support to gain your Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
- An experienced staff team member to mentor you.
- Generous Annual Leave Allowance raising with length of service, plus the option to buy additional leave.
- Generous mileage allowance of 45p per mile (up to first 10,000 miles and then 25p per mile).
- Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- An hourly rate equivalent to £11.18 with enhanced pay rates for Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays.
- Free on-site parking

We asked our team why they love working at Haviland Way, here is some of what they said:
“Haviland Way and the children we support changed my life and I wouldn’t have it any other way”.

“Seeing the impact the work we do has on children and families is really uplifting. I am so glad to be part of something that makes such a positive difference”.

**For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact**

**Deborah Shaw - Registered Manger of Haviland Way on 01223 699784 or Dawn Curtis - Recruitment Support Officer to Haviland Way on 07443147505**

What will you be doing?
- Work as a team and individually to provide a flexible responsive, high quality and person-centred care and support to children, young people and their families according to their support plan.
- A mixture of early and late shifts. Early shifts start at 7 am til 3 pm and Late shifts start at 2 pm til 10 pm,
- Support children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and clinical procedures in line with their support plan and organisational policies and procedures
- Support children and young people to develop independence in these areas appropriate to their age and needs and support plan.
- Ensure that the views and needs of children and young people are sought, heard and responded to in a way that suits them. Promoting communication and participation with the child and young person’s views directly influencing their support.
- Maintain any registration requirements in line with the required bodies and ensure that Cambridgeshire County Council is notified of any circumstances which could affect your registration status
- To liaise closely with keyworkers to ensure that night time knowledge, experience and needs are fully included in the support planning process for children and young people. To Liaise with Keyworkers and managers to support with general admin tasks.
- Record observations and maintain up to date files (paper and electronic), utilising agreed systems and procedures; undertake administrative processes as necessary to maintain systems, procedures and office practices.
- Be familiar with and work according to health, environmental and safety policies and procedures. In the event of any serious risk, take immediate action to reduce this risk and inform senior management.

About you
- Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work
- Be authorised to work in the United Kingdom full time
- Please note we do not offer Sponsorships.

About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme.
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme



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