RESIDENTIAL CHILDCARE SUPPORT WORKER

Location: Weston-Super-Mare
Contract: Full Time, permanent
Specific Hours: 38 hours per week
Salary: Unqualified: Up to £32,375.89 with sleep in shifts
Qualified: Up to £33,640.53 with sleep in shifts
Headway Adolescent Resources were formed in 1999 and has established a good reputation in the residential adolescent childcare sector, and pride themselves in having the insight and ability to care for young people as individuals in a holistic manner, regardless of their background.
We are currently looking for Residential Childcare Workers to join our Residential homes!

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Full manual driving license
• Be capable of working on their own initiative to a high level of accuracy, maintain clear, neat records
• Have good inter-personal skills, and be a positive team player
• The ability to complete daily records to meet statutory and policy requirements.
• Empathetic nature
• Have good oral and written communication skills in a variety of contexts
• The ability to engage, motivate and encourage young people

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Previous experience of working with young people
• Willing to work towards the fully funded qualification in level 3 Children and Young People (or already qualified)

Based in a children’s residential home you will be working with young people with challenging behaviour, and you will need to be flexible, resilient, honest and well organised, as well as committed to providing a high standard of childcare to help young people achieve the best possible outcomes.
This is a permanent role with excellent career prospects and a comprehensive training programme within an expanding company. You will be working on average 38 hours per week – 2 days on and 4 days off shift pattern with 2 sleep-ins. In addition, you will be eligible for generous allowances for bank holidays, overtime hours, and performance related bonus scheme.