Adventure Care Worker

6 months ago


Buxton, United Kingdom Esland Full time

Are you an experinced care worker who also has a keen interest in sports, outdoor pursuits or adventure activities?

**Then become an Eslander and start a truly rewarding career**

Due to expansion, we are looking for support workers to join our highly valued Assessments Team. Our Assessment Home staff provide trauma-informed, therapeutic services through outdoor and adventure activities, helping children and young people gain stability, develop resilience and facilitate transition.

Esland are driven to changing children’s’ lives for the better by providing best-in-class specialist services. We think that our people are the best in the industry - if you want to join us, there has never been a better time

**What does the role of an Adventure Care Worker involve?**:
The welfare of our children and young people is paramount in the role of an Adventure Care Worker. Our Assessments Homes provide shorter term placements (usually twelve weeks), during which time we ensure that we meet all of our young person's day-to-day needs are met, that safeguarding is paramount and that we provide tailored and focused support based on individual care plans. Role responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

- 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 and encouraging the young people to participate as appropriate
- Ensuring that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from shift leaders and managers
- Maintaining and promoting residential care work to high levels of professionalism expected by Esland and Ofsted
- Meeting the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximizing opportunities for their development
- Ensuring that a daily plan of activities is carried out to ensure that your young person receives a high level of engagement and support
- Being proactive, vigilant and ensuring safety when off site and away from the main registered home.

**What we are looking for**:

- Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People or equivalent (desirable)
- Experience in a childcare setting (desirable)
- Passion to help nurture young people.
- A real love for adventure and outdoor activity qualifications (preferred)
- Flexibility to spend 4 days on site (on a 4-on, 6-off rota)
- Full driving licence (essential)

**What we can offer**:
There are so many reasons to join us. From competitive pay to fast-track progression opportunities, we offer a whole host of well-being benefits, the use of our holiday home when you need a break, as well as a warm family work environment and a company culture focused on fun We can offer:

- Enrolment onto a fully funded Level 3 Children and Young People’s Workforce qualification
- Comprehensive, paid induction training (that is accredited through the Bild Association of Certified Training)
- Tailored, fully funded Adventure Activity training that can result in nationally recognised certificates
- Great opportunities for career development
- A fantastic annual salary of £35,082 to £38,592, based on a pay rate of £11.30 to £12.80 per hour for days (depending on qualifications held) and working 12 sleep-nights per month on average (at £60 per sleep night)
- Opportunities to pick up extras shifts / overtime at enhanced rate
- Bank holidays paid at time and a half
- Earn £500 via our Refer-a-Friend scheme
- Monthly recognition awards
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme via E-together.
- Free parking
- Food available whilst on shift
- A day off for your birthday (in addition to your holiday entitlement)
- Access to a holiday home based in the Peak District where you can stay for free, on the company
- The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.

**About Esland**:
With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than fifty residential children’s homes, and three schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire regions of England. We strive to support our children to achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.


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