Working Pattern: Full time
Working hours 36.25 hours a week on a shift work pattern including sleep-ins, evenings and weekend working.
SMART Working: We aim to offer flexibility wherever possible. Many of our colleagues work from home one or more days a week and/or adjust their hours. We call this SMART working - giving you the freedom to shape your working pattern around your life, whilst still delivering great outcomes. Speak with the hiring manager about the range of flexible working options available for this role.
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity to join our skilled team at our Trafford children’s home.
The home can care for up to 6 children; you will meet the day-to-day care needs for the children and young people living at the home. You will need to be able to form good working relationships with the young people and develop a good knowledge of their individual needs. Working within a staff team you will support the home to provide high standards of care and accommodation. You need to be a good role model to the young people, be an advocate and ensure you listen and act on their wishes. We work to create and maintain a loving and homely environment for the young people in which they are given opportunities to thrive. We provide a nurturing and restorative approach to support young people to be safe and achieve their goals and aspirations.
The post holder will provide all aspects of care needs and interventions, in line with the young people’s core assessments and care plans. Developing effective action plans with a focus on reducing risks and building on strengths is central. Key working with young people is integral to the post, working ‘with’ young people to develop their resilience and life skills supporting them to successfully manage the transition to independence.
This role will require you to establish strong relationships with children and their families; you will have empathy whilst being able to create good routines and explain expectations. Key characteristic requirements of this post are; flexibility, commitment, building effective relationships, resilience, persistence and the ability to progress plans. The post requires an enhanced DBS, working a rota, and undertaking sleeping in duties.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as an employee you will be expected to share this commitment.
Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others’ contribution and working together to deliver a high standard of care.
This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so please apply as soon as possible.
The home operates a rota to provide 24 hour care.
You will be required to work on a rota and an unsocial hours allowance of 6% will be paid
The role involves shift work which includes evening and weekend working.
An enhanced DBS check with children barred list check will be required
You will be required to drive in this role
Under the Children’s Homes Regulations (2015) you will be expected to undertake a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or the equivalent Apprenticeship. This must be completed within 2 years of starting in the role.
For the full details of this opportunity, please refer to the role profile linked below.
If you have any questions or would like an informal chat you can get in contact with the hiring manager, Alicia Cooper at [email protected]
