Residential Children Support Worker

**LOCATION: Haddenham, Ely, Cambridgeshire**

**PLEASE APPLY BY SENDING CV WITH FULL WORKING HISTORY.Closing Date 9th March.**
FEVACA are a family-run Social Care organisation providing support and accommodation to young people across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Buckinghamshire. Despite growth other the recent years due to demand from councils, FEVACA hold the family-run aspect close and ensure all our accommodation is a safe and comfortable home for the young people and staff alike. This is a full-time position (part-time positions also available) with an annual wage up to £24,000 (including sleep-ins).

FEVACA can offer a fantastic and intensive learning programme that will develop individual skills in sessions including Safeguarding, Attachment Theory, Reflective Practice, Motivational Interviewing, and much more. Our qualified, multidisciplinary team of Social Workers, Teachers, and Health Practitioners ensures every member of the team is supported with regular supervision and team meetings. We offer an employee assistance programme that provides extensive 24’7 support in areas such as legal advice, childcare, personal matters, and many more. In addition, we provide a comprehensive pension and financial advice service and the opportunity to develop and progress. You can find a full list of perks at the bottom of this role specification document.

We are currently recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Supported Housing Service (in Cambridge and Burwell). This role will include lone and group working with young people aged 16+. You would join a small friendly team. The support team delivers a personalised service to young people, delivering day-to-day interventions and building a positive relationship. Building relationships with our young people is filled with opportunities to go out and engage in activities in the community for example, going for walks, to the cinema, eating meals together and watching movies when its time to relax. At FEVACA we promote every member of the team to be creative within their role and ensure group reflective exercises within your team to allow for continued personal and professional development.

All applicants must be able to commit to 39 hours and 3 sleep ins per week. Overtime opportunities are available however these are to be agreed upon between the employee and the business. We do consider individuals to be contracted for 30 hours and 2 sleep-ins per week. Our shift pattern is flexible, with the rota being released every 6 weeks and will be given with notice. The usual shift is 9am/11 pm and with a sleep-in 3 times a week, however, this is flexible and different shifts will be restored to consider for training and specific client requirements.

**Essential**:

- Positive and non-judgmental value base
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to equality of opportunity to colleagues, service users and all external personnel
- A knowledge of the Children Act and subsequent relevant legislation
- Ability to represent the organization to outside bodies and those within local communities.
- Demonstration of a commitment to supporting and motivating young people
- Ability to maintain boundaries and communicate effectively with young people
- Ability to work within a team.
- Ability to manage issues relating to health and safety.
- Willingness to manage household task.
- Ability to work shifts including sleep-ins - including weekends and bank holidays
- Experience of working with children or young people.
- Good standard of written and verbal English.
- Highly motivated, adaptable and able to work under their own initiative.
- The ability to admit mistakes and ask for help and guidance.

**Desirable**:

- Knowledge of health and safety requirements relevant to Houses of Multiple Occupancy.
- An understanding of the legislation and guidance relating to the provision of supported housing services and social care for care leavers.
- Experience working at a level of responsibility with children and young people in a supported housing setting.
- Ability to show leadership skills.
- Ability to write reports and contribute to support plans.
- Full, clean driving license and use of own vehicle with business insurance.

**What can we offer you?**
- Free meals/refreshments whilst on shift.
- Free DBS.
- Pension scheme, with an employer top-up.
- Perk box - offering discounts in several retails shops, cinema tickets, parking, insurances, etc.
- Flexible working agreements available.
- Free parking in most of the locations when on shift.
- On-call support 24/7.
- Access to our employee assistance programme (free confidential advice, for work, counseling, financial wellbeing, childcare support, family issues, legal information, medical information).
- 28 days of annual leave.
- Full and comprehensive training programme.
- Ability to work additional hours.
- Access to additional sleep-in payments.
- Access to company vehicles.
- Christmas party and other fun staff social events