This Ofsted-Registered Children’s Home Provider is looking for an experienced, caring and above all passionate Senior Support Worker to join a dedicated team of professionals in delivering high quality care to extremely vulnerable children in a Residential Care Setting.

Based in Virginia Water, this home is a 5- bed LD home.

This is an opportunity to not only make a real difference in children’s lives but to broaden your knowledge and skillset further through the Organisation’s Therapeutic Care Programme.

This is a Permanent, Full Time Position

Full Driving License is Essential.

Salary/Pay:

• Salary of £36,400 based on experience.
• Possibility of additional sleep in shifts and overtime with enhanced weekend overtime rate.

Benefits:

• Employee Assistance Programme.
• 30 days holiday inc bank holidays. Pension scheme.
• Opportunity to work towards an NVQ Level 4 funded by the client.
• The Client will offer regular Therapeutic Support to those that would like it.
• An opportunity to do rewarding work in the community and make a real difference in children’s lives.
• A structured Progression system with financial increments alongside it.

Schedule:

• Full time 40 hours per week availability.
• Work on a Flexi Rota to meet the needs of the service.
• Sleep in Shifts

Skill and Requirements:

• Hold Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent
• At least a year of experience working in a Children's Residential Home in the UK.
• Ongoing Satisfactory DBS.
• Full Driving License.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-agency childcare team and demonstrate leadership skills
• To be able to evidence of managing and motivating staff successfully
• Effective supervision of detailed risk assessments and care plans ensuring compliance
• Ability to engage with children and young people with emotional, behavioural and psychological difficulties as a result of childhood experiences, poor mental health, domestic abuse, substance misuse, sexual abuse and learning disability.
• Ability to work in partnership with professionals from other services and to engage with service users’ families
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including official external reports; e.g. court reports, submissions to Ofsted etc.
• Competent with IT.
• Understanding of current Children’s Homes Regulations, Quality Standards 2015, Ofsted inspection framework and statutory Looked After Child guidance including the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review Regulations 2010.
• A good working knowledge and understanding of legislation relating to the care, education, health and development of children and young people including statutory LAC guidance, PEPs and missing protocols.
• Up-to-date knowledge of child development issues including attachment, trauma and separation.
• Good understanding of health and safety policies and procedures including fire safety, COSHH, food hygiene, risk assessment.
• First aid qualified.
• Understanding of Therapeutic Parenting, inc PACE or other models of working with traumatised children.
• Understanding of attachment theory.
• Attain therapeutic carer Practitioner status, through completion of the organisation's therapeutic care programme.

Personal Attributes:

• To be able to take on the responsibility of the role at hand.
• To have a genuine caring nature.
• To show high integrity.
• To have a desire to make a difference in children’s lives.

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: From £36,400.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme
• Commission pay
• Performance bonus
• Tips
• Yearly bonus

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Forest Hill SE23: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Are you willing to do sleep in shifts?
• Do you have experience working at Children's Residential Home in the UK?

Experience:

• DOLS: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• NVQ Level 3 in Children's Residential Care (required)
• Full Driving License (required)

Work Location: In person