Residential Support Worker

24 hours ago

Gillingham, United Kingdom Medway Council Full time

Parklands is a residential respite unit for young people. Our home provides short breaks for young people who have disabilities and complex health needs.

We are recruiting Residential Support Workers to join our team at Parklands where you will be working directly with children and young people aged 5-18 years of age, providing personal, health, social and domestic care in accordance with individual care plans.

You will be expected to work various shifts on a flexible 4 week rota pattern including evenings, weekends, bank holidays and waking nights.

**About You**

You will have
- GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or be willing to work towards (fully funded)
- Good communications skills, verbal and written
- A full driving licence and willingness to undertake training to drive a minibus
- As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to provide either a British passport or a UK Residence Permit or equivalent legal document that proves you are able to work in the UK

**To Apply**

If you feel you are highly motivated, resilient, and passionate about enhancing the lives of our children and young people then we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion about the role please call Andrada Pepenel, Head of Provider Services on 01634 337327.

**In return we offer you**:

- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Generous local government pension scheme package
- Access to wider training and development qualifications
- Travel plan discounts
- Access to CAREFIRST advice and counselling service
- Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers

**Our organisation**:
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.

Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.

Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.

**Important Information-**

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile

**Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement**

For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.

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