Senior Residential Support Worker- Children

**Senior Residential Support Worker**

**Home**:Learning Disability Childrens Home

**Location**:Bilston, West Midlands

**Salary: up to £27,360 per anum includes sleep in allowance (£65 per sleep)**
- Friends & Co are currently seeking Senior Residential Workers to join our services in Bilston, Wolverhampton._
- Do you have passion and enthusiasm for promoting the well-being of young people and aiding them to reach their full potential?_

**Why choose Friends & Co Group for your career?**

This is an exciting time to join a leading and growing organisation as part of a friendly, professional and supportive team.

As well as competitive pay and in house professional support we provide and fully fund the necessary training to achieve valuable externally accredited qualifications.

**Purpose of Job**:

- To ensure that the needs of young people in Friends & Co’s care are met and to provide a positive and safe living experience for these young people and;
- To manage and lead Residential Support Workers in order to provide a high quality of childcare

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To work on shift to ensure that the home runs efficiently and effectively to a high standard and young people are safeguarded at all times. Thus creating a homely environment for the young people in our care, taking into account their views, wishes and feelings.
- To lead Residential Workers within their team, delivering support in accordance with company policy.
- To comply with the company’s Safeguarding Policies and Procedures.
- To comply with and to have an up to date knowledge of the home’s Statement of Purpose, Policy and Procedures, all relevant legislation and be able to impart this knowledge to their colleagues and to promote best practice and maintain confidentiality.
- To support effective multi agency working and positive relationships with all staff, the local community, local authorities, other professional agencies and significant others who are part of a young person’s life.
- To assist in the development and delivery of the objectives identified in the young person’s plans.
- To support and compliment the reviewing and monitoring process in the development of care planning.
- To play an active part, promote and encourage the participation of young people in the decision-making process of the home and wider community and to provide and/or help them seek information and advice from appropriate sources.
- To promote anti-discriminatory and equal opportunity practices in line with company policy.
- To comply with legislation and company policies on Health & Safety, Fire and Data Protection.
- To attend all required training, as directed by the Registered Manager.

**Requirements**:

- Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People or equivalent (highly desirable)
- Experience in a children's home setting (essential)
- Supervisory experience (essential)
- Passion to help nurture young people
- Be able to work shift patterns including sleep
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- Full, UK driving licence (essential)

**We can offer exclusive and dynamic benefits and the following**:

- Continuous training & professional development
- Sleep-ins (average of £4,680 per year)
- Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience
- NEST pensions
- Career development
- Comprehensive induction programme
- Theruputic training
- A great work life balace
- Free DBS

**Salary**: £25,920.00-£27,360.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bilston: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 2 years (required)
- Support Environment: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- NVQ Level 3 (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: Bilston/Senior Team