Senior Residential Child Care Practitioner

**Senior Residential Child Care Practitioner Opportunity**

**Are you an experienced Support Worker or Senior Support Worker with a background in Residential Child Care specialising with emotional behavioural disorder (EBD) ? Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of Young People? Look no further**

Bridge2Future Care Group are on the lookout for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team within a specialist EBD Children’s Residential Home in Burton on Trent. The role will require working shifts between the hours of 9.30am and 11pm. There will also be a requirement to sleep in the home overnight, for which you finish work the next day at 10am would receive a sleep-in supplement of £60 per shift for the hours between 11pm and 7am.

**What can Bridge2Future offer in return for your commitment to shaping the future of the Young People in our care?**

**Our range of fantastic benefits and incentives include**:

- Hourly pay at **£13.70 to £14.20 per hour**, plus a payment of £60 per shift for every sleep in completed
- An £800 welcome bonus paid to you following the completion of your probationary period
- Access to funded QCF Leadership & Management diploma qualifications in Residential Child Care
- Industry leading Management Development Programme (MDP).
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Employee of the Month Scheme, with a potential to win a **£50 voucher** every month
- Length of Service Holiday Scheme - Awarding up to an additional 5 days paid leave per year with continued service, above Statutory Entitlement

**Our successful Senior Support Worker will need to possess the following skills and attributes**:

- Minimum Diploma Level 3 or 4 in Residential Child Care (Children and Young Peoples Workforce) or equivalent.
- 1 year minimum working experience with Young People that have social and emotional difficulties, behavioural difficulties or have behaviour that challenges.
- Full UK Manual Driving Licence
- Ability to work shifts and sleep in the home overnight
- Experience in leading shifts and overseeing a team of Support Workers

**As a Senior Support Worker you will be responsible for a range of duties as set out below**:

- Working alongside Manager & the Deputy Manager in Children's Residential Home.
- Ensuring that our Young People receive the highest standard of support/care appropriate to their individual needs.
- Providing advice, assistance, and support to Young People, safeguarding their welfare at all times.
- Ensuring that all risks are safely managed in line with the company policies and procedures
- Ensuring shifts are planned with Residential Support Workers, to take the lead on shift and be responsible for the events on the shift
- Attending to Young People’s practical, physical, and emotional needs and acting as an appropriate role model.
- Working closely with Young People to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential.
- Communicating effectively with the team of staff coming onto shift ensuring that a thorough account of your shifts events has taken place.
- Completing written reports and documentation
- Setting up, coordinating, and reviewing Care plans, Risk Assessments, Behaviour Management Plans, Health Care Documentation, Agreements, and Incentives.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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

**Salary**: £13.70-£14.20 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime

**Experience**:

- Residential Child Care: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Full UK Driving Licence (required)
- Level 3 or 4 Diploma in Residential Child Care or Equivalent (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person