Childrens Home Shift Leader / Senior Support Worker
- Recruiter
- BS Social Care
- Location
- Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
- Salary
- £18200 - £19240 per annum + Benefits
- Posted
- 09 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 02 Aug 2018
- Ref
- BSC/513633
- Contact
- Sandie Rutter
- Sectors
- Education & Teaching, Special Needs, Support, Teaching Assistant, Health, Nursing & Social Care
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A well established Education and Residential Children Services are recruiting for Senior Support Workers / Shift Leader for their 2 residential Children's home. One of the homes is a 6 bed home in Pilning, Bristol and the other home is a 4 bed home in Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire (you will have to be flexible to work at either homes sometimes). You will be supporting children & young people between the ages of 8 - 19 year olds who have ASD (Autism) and Aspergers who have associated co-morbidities such as self harm, EBD, ADHD who will display challenging behaviour (more verbal).
Main Job Role:
- Staff supervision / shift leading
- Practical, therapeutic and emotional support of children
- Implementing PRICE model of positive behaviour support
- Overseeing house in manager`s absence
- Reporting and recording in line with Ofsted compliance
- LAC reviews / liaising with external professionals / MDT meetings
- In charge of rosters and covering shifts
- Update risk assessments, health & safety checks, care and support plans
Qualifying candidates:
- Experience working with children with autism and/or challenging behaviours, preferably in residential care
- Must be 21 years old or over
- Must be a car driver with your own car
- MUST have a qualification to work in children residential care home. We accept the following qualifications: Diploma / NVQ / QCF level 3 in:
* Children & Young People's Workforce
* Health & Social Care in Children
* Health & Social Care in Social Care Pathway
* Caring for children & young people
* Residential childcare
WE DO NOT accept Health and social care in Adults.
Contract / Terms:
- Salary is £18,200 - £19,240 per annum = £8 - £9 per hour
- 40 hours a week between Mondays to Friday plus alternative weekends
- Shifts will be a mixture of earlies (7 - 3), lates (2 - 10) and occasional sleep-ins if and when required
- Shared on call duties
Benefits (pro rota):
- Excellent induction, training and development programme
- Online staff discounts from a range of benefits (Highstreet discounts & Child care vouchers)
- Access to a 24 hour Employee Assistance counselling programme
- Career progression - this is an exciting time to join as there are a number of progression opportunities imminent, due to the opening of several new homes
- Further qualification training support
- Life assurance
- Up to 6 weeks paid holiday
- Pension scheme
If you have the right skills or experience for this role; then please call Jeet on 0117 9221130 or email your CV with the job reference number to: - thank you and good luck with your job search
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