Children Support/residential Worker

**Job Position**:Support Worker

**Pay per hour starts**:£10.60 up to £11 per hour

**Sleep-in**: £35 ( p/ sleep-in)

We are currently recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Supported Housing Service (in Colchester and Ipswich) and our Residential Children’s Home (in Ipswich). This role will include lone and group working with young people aged 13+ (16+ in Supported Housing). You would join a small friendly team.

The support team delivers a personalized service to young people, delivering day-to-day interventions and building positive relationships. As a Support worker 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 it's 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 up to 3 sleep-ins per week.

**We do consider part-time**: 30 hours and up to 2 sleep-ins per week.

The usual shift is 9 am - 10 pm and with a sleep-in, up to 3 times a week - supported housing & 8 am-11 pm and with a sleep-in up to 3 times a week (children home). However, this is flexible and different shifts will be on a rota basis 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.
- 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 matters relating to health and safety
- Willingness to manage household tasks
- Ability to work shifts including sleep-ins - including weekends and bank holidays
- Experience in working with children or young people
- Good standard of written and verbal English
- Highly motivated, adaptable, and able to work under their initiative
- The ability to admit mistakes and ask for help and guidance

**What can we offer you?**
- Free meals/refreshments whilst on shift.
- Pension scheme.
- Perk box - offering discounts in several retail shops, cinema tickets, parking, insurance, etc.
- Flexible working agreements are available.
- Free parking in most of the locations when on shift.
- On-call support 24/7.
- 28 days annual leave (increase to 35 days per year depending on years of service)
- Access to our employee assistance program (free confidential advice, for work, counselling, financial well-being, childcare support, family issues, legal information, and medical information).
- Full and comprehensive training program.
- Ability to work additional hours.
- Access to additional sleep-in payments.
- Access to company vehicles.
- Christmas party and other fun staff social events.
- Mileage and expenses paid.
- Family-friendly.
- Financial support to access further education relevant to the role.
- Opportunities for internal progression.

**01284 764411**, our dedicated HR team:
**Catherine and Caitlyn** will be happy to discuss this job opportunity further.

**About Fevaca**:
We are a company specialising in providing support to children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our team consists of Social Workers, Teachers, Social Care Practitioners and those with experience from the business sector; creating social care expertise within an efficient business model. Our experience is drawn from both UK and International social care work within the private, voluntary and statutory sector.