Residential Children's Support Worker

Company description

Role: Children's Residential Support Worker

Hours: Monday - Sunday 40 hour per week

Shift Hours: We have both days and waking night positions.

For our day shift, the rota would include all of the following shifts -

8am-10pm, 8am-3.30pm, 3pm-10pm, 6.30am-2pm, 1.30pm-8.30pm on a rota (one weekend on, one weekend off)

Our waking night hours would be as follows -

8pm-7am and 9.30pm-8.30am (3 nights on, 3 nights off, one weekend on, one weekend off)

London: Woodford Green, East London (IG8)

Salary: £ £16.00 per hour

What the role involves:

• Providing a secure, stable, caring, supportive environment for children and young people in our care.

• Providing effective personal care to the children and to maintain a high standard of residential care promoting at all times a safe and secure environment.

• Ensuring that children and young people's needs are met within a culturally appropriate environment.

• Establishing and maintaining routines within the home which provide a framework for the development of a positive culture of care.

• Providing personal care, advice, and support to young people at all times ensuring the social, physical, and emotional care of children.

• Acting as a positive role model for young people and other staff in the home and offer advice, guidance, and assistance where appropriate.

• Participating in and the creation of a Personal Training plan based upon your identified developmental needs in conjunction with your supervisor.

• Participating in and make effective use of regular supervision from your supervisor/ Manager.

• Protecting the rights and promote the interests of young people Respect confidentiality within the principles of the Children Act 2004 sec 10 Duty to co-operate.

• Promoting and maintaining a safe and healthy environment. Record and Report any identified repairs and routine maintenance to the building.

• Liasing with staff and multi-agencies to ensure that young people's receive support to their changing needs.

The succesful candidate will have the following qualifications, experience and skills:

Essential:

- Willingness to continue to develop through on the job training and online courses.

• Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and well-being of children and young people.

Desirable:

-NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Children's and Young People workforce or equivalent. Applicants who do not have level 3 will be required to work towards this after passing probation.

-Experience working with children living with challenging behaviour, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Autism or who have experienced trauma, abuse or neglect.

-Experience working in a children's residential home or a similar setting (1 year)

What we can offer you:

-Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme

-Enhanced Sickness Scheme

-Auto enrolment pension scheme

-Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities (Including Level 3 Residential Childcare diploma, which is paid for by the company)

-Team days out

Evoke Care specialises in supporting, and caring for vulnerable young people aged from 7 to 18 years with emotional and behavioural difficulties in a variety of our settings ranging from residential children's homes, semi-independent care homes and residential assessment centres.

With a loving and secure environment in all our residential homes, we care for young people as a parent would but with specialist training. We are able to keep children in care safe from harm, creating the best possible results in a positive, friendly, and happy setting.

Every young person that comes through our doors is provided with a tailored care package, with their own keyworkers to meet their needs. Vulnerable young people in our care also have a significant influence on their care plan.

The Evoke Care team is highly qualified to manage a spectrum of different behaviours working closely with each young person's needs. This ensures good progress that leads to a future-focused, lasting outcome where young people achieve their maximum potential and build trusting respectful relationships.

Evoke Care follows safer recruitment when recruiting employees for all roles within the organisation at it is paramount that all applications are aware of their responsibilities when working with vulnerable children. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory enhanced Children and Adult's Disclosure Barring Services (DBS)

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Temp to perm

Pay: £13.00-£16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• East London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• What is your postcode?
• Do you require visa sponsorship to work full-time (40 hours)
• Do you have experience of working with children?
• If you have an enhanced DBS, is it on the update service?
• Are you happy to work on a temporary monthly rolling basis?
• Are you available to start immediately?

Licence/Certification:

• L3 in Residential Childcare (not required but preferred) (preferred)
• Enhanced Child & Adult DBS (required)

Work Location: In person