Job Description

If you would like to a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on children and young people we support - must have experience of working in a children's home or teenagers.

Children's home in SW19 are recruiting for Residential Support Workers now! We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and passionate people to become an integral part of our support team. In this role, you will support our young people and be responsible for providing compassionate care during your time with them.

Our benefits include:

In return for your hard work and commitment to the role we offer:

? Enhanced disclosure cost coverage

? Enrolment onto the Updating Service at the cost of the employer ? Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training expense met by the employer ? Christmas Party expense covered

? Pension Scheme

? Optional overtime and extra sleep in shift available.

? 28 days holiday

Essencare

children's home is in SW19 provides a high standard of care and support for young people who have emotional and behavioural difficulties which often result in challenging behaviour. To succeed, we need people who share our passion for making a difference and ideally have previous experience of working with challenging behaviour. We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare and expect all staff to share this commitment.

We are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role within residential childcare, we will give you all the training and support you need to become a qualified Residential Support Worker.

About you:

Ability to work to work some nights. You must have a DBS issued in the last 3 months or be on the online update service
(Essential)

Have an NVQ Level 3 or be working towards it. Counselling skills Level 2 or above (Desirable)

A Residential Children's Support Worker role will involve:

Supporting children aged 14-17 in full-time residential care during the nights and day shift

To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

Setting boundaries for children and young people that may display challenging or emotional behaviour, whilst developing a relationship built on mutual trust

Residential Support Workers play a key role in contributing to the physical, social and emotional well-being, in order to provide a safe and nurturing atmosphere

To use behaviour management strategies effectively and in line with the home's policy and procedures, which contribute to a purposeful environment

Person Specification (Essential)

Evidence of successfully working with young people

Awareness of safeguarding young people

Ability to deal with challenging or aggressive behaviour

High degree of resilience

Good communication skills

Good listening skills

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

Essencare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including Enhanced checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children, young people or vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our organisation.

Both Full and Part time night staff required

Salary 12-14 an hour depending on experience

IMMEDIATE START REQUIRED

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 12.25-13.75 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Health & wellbeing programme Referral programme Transport links
Schedule:

Day shift Night shift Weekend availability
Application question(s):

Do you have at least a minimum of NVQ3 in Health and Social Care?
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (required)
Experience:

working in a children's home: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

Enhanced DBS (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: ESS/RSW