Children's Residential Support Worker

6 months ago


Acocks Green, United Kingdom Guardian Homes Full time

**A support worker role will vary depending on the young person you’re supporting, but generally speaking you will be supporting vulnerable young people with many aspects of their day-to-day living, helping them to take care of themselves and live a fulfilled life. Different young people will need support for different reasons. For instance, they may have mental health needs, learning disabilities, medical conditions or physical disabilities. As a support worker, you will be working in a children's home, supporting young people aged 10-16.**

**On a day-to-day basis, support worker duties could include helping with meal preparation, household chores, administering medication, managing finances, accessing community facilities, going shopping, meeting friends, visiting the doctors, finding a job, or providing general emotional support.**
- **Providing emotional support to young people.**:

- **Providing practical support for young people, such as helping with household tasks, personal care and paperwork.**:

- **Supporting and monitoring their healthcare needs, including administering medication and temperature checks.**:

- **Supporting them to pursue hobbies and interests.**:

- **Supporting the learning of new skills or gaining employment.**:

- **Teaching life skills, such as budgeting and paying bills.**:

- **Helping with everyday tasks such as meal preparation, writing a shopping list, going shopping or maintaining their housing tenancy.**:

- **Helping them to access community facilities and be included in community groups.**:

- **Understanding their communication needs and adapting your communication to each individual, e.g. sounds, tones, body language.**:

- **Working with other professionals, such as doctors and therapists, to ensure consistency of support.**:

- **Analysing an individual’s needs and drawing up a focused support plan.**:

- **Becoming both a role model and companion to the individual and uncovering shared interests, such as hobbies and outings**

**Please note, Level 3 NVQ in Children and Young People's Workforce is mandatory for this position.**

**Job Types**: Zero hours contract, Permanent, Part-time, Full-time

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Birmingham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (required)

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- with children: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- NVQ Level 3 CYP (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: In Person

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

**Salary**: From £10.42 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Acocks Green: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)
- NVQ Level 3 in Children's and Young People Workforce (required)

Work Location: In person



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