Benefits:
- Competitive salary.
- Enhanced overtime rate.
- £150 refer a friend bonus upon successful completion of a probationary period.
- Ofsted Inspection Bonus.
- Casual Dress.
- Length of Service Bonus.
- 224 hours (28 days) holiday entitlement.
- Enrolment onto the Company Pension Scheme.
- Opportunity to be enrolled onto a higher level qualification.
- Opportunities for progression.
- Full training and continued support.
- Regular supervisions with your line manager.
- Supportive team orientated environment.
- Employee Assistance Programme for advise and support.
The Role:
You will support the young people aged between 8-16 years old with emotional behavioural difficulties (EBD) to maximise their opportunities and strengths and to address their needs by:
- Providing a warm and welcoming environment for young people to thrive and achieve their best outcomes.
- Providing support and reassurance.
- Ensuring an excellent service is delivered at all times.
- Encouraging development using life skills.
- Providing a safe and secure environment.
- Being a positive role model.
- Supporting with financial management and budgeting in preparation for adulthood.
- Ensuring house administration, daily paper work, petty cash books and recording are to the required standard.
- Work closely with external professionals. Including Social Workers, Teachers and Health Care Professionals.
- Giving your team clear direction and motivation through challenging times.
What You Need to Succeed:
- Enhanced DBS check.
- Flexibilty.
- Full clean UK Driving Licence (Essential).
- Level 3/4 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent.
- Must be 21 Years of age or older.
- Sleep-ins as required.
- On-calls as per the rota pattern.
- Overtime as required.
- The ability to work unsupervised.
- Experience of supervising a team within a Residential Child Care setting.
- Previous experience and knowledge of working with Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties and Challenging Behaviour.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract
Pay: £13.30 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Experience:
- providing care: 1 year (required)
- supervisory: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
- NVQ Level 3/4 Residential Child Care (required)
Work Location: In person
