Children’s Home Residential Support Worker for our Children's Home in a Rural Village Between Ashford and Maidstone. This role will include supporting our other homes in Kent.
Parkview Care is committed to protecting and safeguarding the welfare, growth and development of all children & young people placed in our care. Through our staff, we can really change the lives and shape the futures of the children & young people we look after.
Why Should you Work for Us?
Parkview Care has an extensive range of benefits for our staff, which include:
- Meals subsidised whilst on shift
- Salary -£13.50-£14.00 per hour
- Sleep in shifts- £60 per sleep-in
- 28 days annual leave.
- Pension Scheme.
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Comprehensive Induction
- High Quality training designed to develop and inform practice, to include Level 3 and Level 5 qualifications
- Access to Perkbox (free phone insurance, discounts at the cinema and much more)
- 24/7 Employee Assistance and Counselling through Health Assured
- Long service award
- Staff referral scheme
- Employee Recognition and Award Ceremony
- Paid DBS
· Are you open and friendly, with compassion and understanding being at the core of everything you do?
· Can you positively embrace change and be honest, transparent and committed to doing what is in the best interest of the children & young people?
· Are you passionate about learning and supporting your colleagues to work through any challenges that may arise?
· Are you able to arrive every day inspired to make a real difference to the children & young people you support?
If so, Parkview Care would love to hear from you.
This really is a role where no day will be the same. Our staff are fully involved in all aspects of the children & young people’s lives, providing them with the support they require to fulfil their dreams and aspirations.
What will you do as a Children’s Home Residential Support Worker at Parkview Care?
· Teach independence and help with life skills
· Take children & young people to essential appointments and a range of activities (cinema, theme parks, bowling)
· Provide a high level of supervision and support in a nurturing environment
· Help children & young people overcome any difficulties they are faced with, building their confidence to make positive choices
There may be challenges along the way but knowing that you have really made a difference to the lives of the children & young people is what makes this role so rewarding. Our well-planned rotas, which allow for flexibility and a great work/life balance, consist of days, evenings, sleep-ins and weekend shifts.
You can read some of our success stories here- https://parkviewcare.co.uk/about-us/success-stories/.
Parkview Care are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to fully Enhanced DBS. Due to the location of the home and the needs of our children & young people; candidates are required to hold a full driving license and access to a vehicle to get to and from our homes.
Due to the nature of this position, Parkview Care can only consider applicants aged 21 years and above, this is an occupational requirement and therefore is exempt from schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
***Any unsolicited CV's will be sent at the recruitment agencies' own risk and will be interpreted as 'gifts' and we have no liability to you for any fee or otherwise. We reserve the right to engage with candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your terms and conditions. By submitting an unsolicited CV to us, or to any member of our staff, you accept these terms as the default position***
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.50-£14.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
