Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children?

Full Time, up to £36,064pa

About the Company:

We are a family owned company supporting looked after children with Care, Education & Therapy. Our children are typically below the age of 10. Up to 3 Children live in each home.

We are looking for innovative support workers to provide their children with the tools to succeed in life. We’re currently recruiting for our home in Kendal, Cumbria.

Read more about the company and our ethos on our website

The Support Worker Role:

You will be responsible for ensuring young people are supported and prepared to move onto independent living. You will ensure that high levels of emotional and physical care are planned, provided and applied in accordance with the home’s procedures and strategies.

You will be a Residential Support Worker as per the Childrens Homes Regulations.

Therefore, emotional sustainability, sound partnership practice, verbal and written communication techniques, the ability to form lasting relationships, commitment to working issues through, to be tenacious in working in a planned way to achieve the best outcomes for the young person through establishing small achievable targets are required.

Support Worker Requirements:

• Hold, or be working towards a Diploma Level 3 in Health & Social Care (Children & Young People)

• Ideally 2 years’ relevant experience working with children and young people

• Able to produce written reports on the progress of young people and work to high standards

• Professional commitment to development and training

• Residential Care Worker Benefits:

• Meals provided

• Sleep in allowance

• Mileage allowance

• Health scheme

Our homes are very difficult to get to if you are unable to drive, as they are not near any public transport routes. Therefore full time staff would require access to a vehicle.

As we do not use agency staff we are always looking for a strong team of casual staff to cover holidays & sickness.

To support our children the home is staffed 24/7, all year round.

We generally work on a 9 week rolling rota with a '1 day on, 2 days off' style system, with slight adaptations, working an average of 3 days per 7, with each 'on' shift including a sleep in.
Our shifts are usually 08:30 - 20:30.

If you think that you are suitable for this Support Worker role, please apply now!

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If you think that you are suitable for this Kendal Support Worker role, please apply now!