Children's Residential Support Worker

This Well Established Semi-Independent Children's Home provider are seeking caring, empathetic and dedicated Children's Residential Support workers for their homes located in Central Hove area.

The client has three homes in close proximity varying from 5-7 beds, the homes specialise in supporting children with Emotional Behaviour Disorder and Learning Disabilities.

The client offers a wealth of training opportunities as well as a clear progression path with financial increments alongside it.

This is a chance to not only make a real difference in young people’s lives but to really develop your skills and knowledge also.

**Schedule**_**:_
- This Role will include Sleep In's.
- Full Time 40 Hours per week, 8 hour shifts. This will include weekend working.
- Annual Holiday Entitlement.
- Salary will be based on Experience.

**Desired Experience**:

- Experience of direct work or involvement with children as a paid worker, volunteer, carer or as part of a family (preferred).
- Experience in the role of a support worker and/or key worker. Experience in care and control of children and young people with challenging behaviour (preferred).

**The client will accept applicants with no children's experience but previous**

**Requirements**:

- NVQ Level 3 Children's and Young People Services or Willing to Work towards (preferred).
- Full Driver’s License
- **The client will accept applicants with no children's experience but previous Adult experience.**

**Responsibilities**:

- You are required to make yourself aware of all plans that are in place to reduce the risk of harm to any child in the care of the home, and to follow these plans.
- Comply with all training in identifying signs of harm and abuse. Respond immediately to any young person to keep them safe.
- You will be required to attend Strategy Meetings and Child Protection Case Conferences if appropriate.
- Keep accurate, objective records of any concerns or incidents as per company safeguarding reporting procedures.
- Ensure that all children and young people have their needs met, and their welfare is always promoted.
- Maintain standards of good practice always, establishing purposeful and constructive relationships and appropriate role modelling to assist with the development of each child’s life, activities, education, social skills and personal skills.
- Promote and encourage learning by the children and young people with any educational programmes, provisions and educational activities.
- Act as a key worker/link-worker for individual children, with supervision, including building trust, advising and acting as an advocate when necessary.
- Ensure all visitors to the home are appropriately vetted and securely signed into the home.
- Take appropriate action in line with line management instructions to ensure that children’s care plans are implemented and reviewed so that the child’s stay is managed, their health, social and emotional development is monitored, and appropriate opportunities are made available to them.
- Physically intervene if a child’s behaviour is dangerous to others or to themselves, in accordance with procedural guidance of the establishment and relevant legislation.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £19,760.00-£23,493.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hove, East Sussex: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

- Are you willing to do sleep in shifts?

Licence/Certification:

- NVQ Level 3 Children and Young People's Services (preferred)
- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: One location