Posted in: Social Services/Mental Health in South West England | Posted: |
Children’s Support Worker
Are you an enthusiastic, confident and creative individual looking for a new career?
Are you good at building strong relationships?
Are you passionate about helping others?
Benefits:
* £12 - £12.55 (dependent on experience) + £5 extra p/h overtime.
* Blue Light Card.
* Opportunities for career progression.
* Training and Support for all colleagues.
* High quality CPD opportunities.
Our Client has an amazing opportunity for a Residential Support Worker to join their team. Whether you have experience or not, training will be provided. They believe that each young person is unique and should be enabled to feel confident about their future, no matter what they have been through in life.
Being a Residential Support Worker can be a challenging career, but it’s also very rewarding. You can make such a positive difference by supporting young people, with complex needs, in all aspects of their day-to-day life, enabling them to shape their own future.
The Role includes:
* Helping young people continue with hobbies, social activities, and friendships, and learn new skills.
* Providing support with morning routines such as getting ready for school and making sure they have a good breakfast.
* Preparing evening meals and ensuring the young person has a safe space to relax and unwind within the home.
* Supporting young people to reach their potential and experience new opportunities.
About you:
* You will need to be a confident, enthusiastic and resilient person.
* You will need to be able to build strong relationships and provide primary basic care and a nurturing, therapeutic environment to help the child progress.
* You will be able to work with consistent boundaries to create safety for the children and young people.
A full UK driving licence is needed for this role