Senior Residential Worker

6 months ago

High Wycombe, United Kingdom Action for Children Full time

Action for Children
**Senior Residential Worker**

**Salary**:Up to £27,600 per annum depending on experience. (pro-rata)

**Location**: High Wycombe.

**Contract/Hours**: Permanent Part Time 24 hours a week. Shifts are on a rota basis including earlies, evenings, and every alternate weekend. Shifts are likely to be 7am to 3pm - 2pm to 10pm

**Benefits**
- Basic annual leave of 29 days PLUS bank holidays (pro-rata)
- PLUS the option to buy another 5 days every year
- Flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages.
- Up to 7% employer pension contribution.
- Staff discount portal with your favourite brands.
- Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.

**Development and Career Progression**
- Work towards gaining your Level 5 Diploma, fully funded and supported by us
- Clear pathways for progression into roles such as Team Leader, Service Co-ordinator, Home Manager or Area Manager.
- Our Operational Director, Kate, began her career as a Play Worker. Have a look at her Career Progression blog attached.

**About Us**

At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard and we campaign to bring lasting change to their lives. We have also been accredited with the Investors in People award

**About the role**:
The Vines is situated in High Wycombe, just minutes off the M40, 20 minutes off the M25 and well served by the local public transport network. In this warm and welcoming house, we provide residential short breaks that support children and young people with learning disabilities aged 11 to 19 who have complex behavioural needs.

We are looking for a** **Senior Residential Worker to join our fun and supportive team, who can bring their experience, can-do attitude and passion with them and help maintain the high standards already set by our wonderful team Working hours are on a shift basis and you'll know your rota a month in advance.

As a Senior Residential Worker, you'll be undertaking the role of shift leading by supporting your colleagues to provide a safe, stimulating and caring environment for children and young people. You will support the children in all aspects of their care, link working duties for the young people and take a lead role in organising activities. You will be a shift leader who oversees the activities whilst on shift.

**What you will be **doing**:

- Supporting children to achieve positive outcomes for their future
- Providing a safe environment for them to enjoy time with their friends
- Giving families the break, they need to continue supporting their amazing children.
- Assisting the children in all aspects of their care and supporting their health and wellbeing.
- Supporting children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and clinical procedures in line with the services policies and procedures.
- Contributing to the development and evaluation of care plans and risk assessments as part of link worker role.
- Promoting communication and participation throughout the service.
- Attending meetings/reviews with other care professionals to promote person - centred care.
- Ensuring safeguarding practices are in place.

**What you will **bring**:

- Must possess Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent to be achieved within 2 years of taking up the post, funded by Action for Children.
- Leadership skills and ability to run a shift and work well as part of a team
- Excellent communication
- Be caring and compassionate.

**Safeguarding**:

- Proactive and motivated.
- Flexibility in working shift patterns and for the needs of the service.
- Commitment to the children in helping them achieve and to Action for Children.
- Experience of working with children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

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