Bank Residential Care Worker

Horizon Care Ltd; Preston; Hybride; GBP 19 000 - 23 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Tastecard

Bluelight card

MyGym discounts

Real Living Wage employer

Christmas bonus

Refer a Friend Scheme

Financial wellbeing service

Life Assurance

CPD opportunities

Induction programme

Résumé du poste

Horizon Care Ltd in Preston is seeking a Children’s Residential Support Worker to join our team. You will support looked after young people with daily routines, hobbies, and development in a safe, homely environment.

The role requires a Full UK Manual Driving licence, a Level 3 qualification in Children’s and Young People Workforce, and the ability to build trusting relationships. Flexible shifts including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins are expected.

Qualifications

• Full UK Manual Driving licence is essential to take our children to school, appointments and activities.
• Ability to be a great role model to looked after children.
• Ability to build trusting relationships.
• Genuine care and compassion to work with looked after children.
• Flexibility to work shifts including evenings and weekends and sleep ins.
• Willingness to complete a Level 3 qualification in Children’s and Young People Workforce.

Responsabilités

• Support young people with daily routines and ensure they have healthy meals.
• Encourage hobbies, social activities and develop new skills.
• Provide a safe, homely and therapeutic environment.
• Collaborate with professionals and contribute to care planning.

Connaissances

Driving Licence

Role model

Relationship building

Flexibility

Formation

Level 3 qualification in Children’s and Young People Workforce

Description du poste

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There’s nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves and have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them.

At Horizon, we live up to our values, and we value our people. We are proud to be one of the most innovative providers of young people’s residential care and education in the UK.

Horizon Care and Education have an opportunity for a Children's Residential Support Worker to join our team.

As a Children’s Residential Support Worker, you will support young people in the many different aspects of daily life within our homes including:

• Helping young people continue with hobbies, social activities, and friendships, and learn new skills.
• Provide day-to-day care and create a safe, homely, therapeutic environment. Providing support with daily routines such as getting ready for school and making sure they have healthy and balanced meals.
• Ensuring the young person has a safe space to relax and unwind within the home.
• Supporting our young people to reach their potential and experience new opportunities.
• Support young people's development through stimulating activities and consistent care.
• Build meaningful relationships and ensure safeguarding needs are met.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals and contribute to care planning.

If you're passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Full UK Manual Diving licence is essential to be able to take our children to school. appointments and activities.
• Ability to be a great role model to our looked after children.
• Ability to build trusting relationships.
• A genuine care and compassion to work with looked after children.
• Flexibility to be able to work shifts that include evenings and weekends and sleep ins.
• Willingness to complete a Level 3 qualification in Childrens and Young People Workforce.

Why work for us?

• Access to Tastecard, Bluelight card and MyGym discounts!
• Real Living Wage employer
• Competitive pay rates
• Christmas bonus
• Generous Refer a Friend Scheme
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Ongoing training and professional development plus High quality CPD opportunities
• Comprehensive induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support.
• Looking after your wellbeing - supporting you need to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.