Children Residential Support Worker

Job Description

Here at Reed Care and Support I am recruiting for Residential Support workers for Doncaster City Council who are a national provider of accommodation for young people between the ages of 10 to 18 who are on placed within the care system and children withdisabilities in a respite setting. The is for homes across the City of Doncaster. Ideally you will have worked children placed in mainstream residential and or with disabilities, or similar with transferable skills.These are perm vacancies and a mixture of shift patterns from full time days (including sleeps)and waking nights for immediate start once checks are completed.They are offering a welcome bonus of £1000 after 6 months of employment and a further £1000 after 12 months employment.Annual salary ranges from £24.044 till £26.740 depending on experience.Please see further details and let me know if you are interested.We have a full-time waking night and day shift posts.This is a great opportunity with great benefits.The purpose of the role is to provide safe, supportive, and positive care to all children and young people.Duties and ResponsibilitiesActing as a cooperate parent.Active involvement in all aspects of the care of Children and young people, seeking to meet their emotional, social, and physical needs.Being involved in Children and Young people monitoring and reviewing their progress.Actively contribute towards overall care through Care Planning and link working, formulating, participating, and involving Children and Young People in their individual care plan.Participate in reviews and case conferences when needed.Record keepingAssist Children and Young People through periods of illness, emotional or behavioural difficulties seeking medical or other assistance and support as appropriate.Help to achieve the smooth running of all aspects of the home and participate in domestic/household activities such as cooking and cleaning whilst promoting semi-independence.Develop and maintain good relationships with the neighbourhood and community, parents, teachers, social workers, other agencies, and professional colleagues, as appropriate to the needs of individual service users.Adhere to health and safety procedures.Strict confidentiality in respect of residents, families and colleagues will be maintained.Previous experience paid or voluntary work, with children and young people.Able to work flexibly and beyond normal hours, if required, at times of crisis.Full and comprehensive training is provided including the L3 QCF qualification as people need to work in children’s homes which is an ‘A’ level equivalent and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training (which will also be provided)There are some great benefits!The council offer 28 days annual leave rising to thirty-three after 5 years plus 8 Bank Hols for all grades and provide a pension though the Local Government Pension Scheme into with the Council pay 17%. You can also sacrifice salary to buy back up to tendays additional leave.Other benefits are year-round High Street discount schemes and salary sacrifice schemes for home electronics and the like which open near Xmas.This is a great opportunity please contact me asap for further details.