Senior Residential Support Worker
Children’s Home
Kettering
£25,600 - £26,100 including on-call and sleep-in payments
160 hours (10 x 16 hour shifts) and 10 sleep-ins per month
I am currently looking for an experienced worker to join the team at a fabulous children’s home in Kettering.
In this role you be ensuring young people care receive the best level of care available. Duties will include:
- Supporting and assisting the Home’s Registered Manager as part of a team, ensuring the smooth running of the Home
- Providing a safe, warm and supportive environment for young people
- Offering a comprehensive residential service to children and young people, the aim being to ensure the physical, social and emotional care and development of the young people and their Home
- Maintaining the development of positive childcare practice in keeping with the aims and objectives of our organisation
- Forging positive links and relationships within the community, participating in connection with schools and colleges, health professionals, and leisure activities
- Implementing the agreed placement plans of each young person and ensuring that individual goals are met
For this post you must have:
- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children) or equivalent
- At least two years’ experience of working with young people with EBD
- Experience of managing staff on a day to day basis
- The ability to communicate with people at all levels
- An understanding of the NMS for children’s Homes
- Experience of dealing with challenging behaviour
- The ability to work shifts and sleep-ins
For more information on these roles, please call Elite on 01604 879345.