Children's Residential Care Worker

Chase Medical; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Excellent CPD opportunities

Sign on bonus

Onsite Parking

Sick Pay

Job summary

Chase Medical is recruiting for a Senior Children's Residential Care Worker in Derby. You will deliver high standards of care, protection and support to children and young people aged 10-18 with learning difficulties and complex needs.

The role involves facilitating development across physical, psychological, emotional, and recreational aspects within a GOOD Ofsted environment. We offer a competitive salary up to £36,000 with pension, CPD opportunities, and a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential care for children and young people.
• Ability to carry out risk assessments and reviews.
• Strong CPD mindset and willingness to ongoing training.

Responsibilities

• Help children and young people with leisure interests and skill development inside and outside the home.
• Implement personal care plans for children and young people.
• Assist with day care activities and communicate needs to staff.
• Record the needs, activities and behaviours in the home's diary system.
• Facilitate regular service user meetings and key-working sessions.
• Conduct risk assessments and plan shifts and tasks.

Skills

People skills

Communication

Leisure activity planning

Education

NVQ Level 4 Health & Social Care (Children & Young People)

QCF Level 4 Children, Young People & Families Practitioner

Job description

Role: Senior Children's Residential Care Worker

Location: Derby

Salary: up to £36k

We're unable to offer sponsorship for this role, please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.

Chase Medical have an exciting vacancy for a Senior Children's Residential Care Worker to join a highly respected client of ours who provides residential care services for children and young people in the Derby area. They have a well-established team and offer fantastic areas of growth and opportunity.

As a Senior Residential Care Worker, you will deliver high standards of care, protection and support to children and young people with learning difficulties and related complex needs by facilitating their physical, psychological, emotional and recreational development. The children they care for in their homes are aged from 10-18 years old who experience emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD). As a company, all of their provisions have received nothing short of 'GOOD' Ofsted ratings and as a result are committed to providing the highest standard of care to the children in their homes. They believe in investing in their staff, and as such, offer ongoing training and development opportunities to ensure you have the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in your role. You will also have access to a supportive work environment where you can work alongside experienced professionals who share your passion for helping children.

Additional Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• 'Good' OFSTED rating
• Pension Scheme
• Excellent CPD opportunities
• Sign on bonus
• Onsite Parking
• Well-Established Team
• Sick Pay

Who are we looking for? The successful candidate would be able to carry out the following duties:

• Helping Children and young people with leisure interests and skill development inside and outside the home.
• Implementing personal care plans set out for Children and young people.
• Assisting with day care activities. Communicating with other staff about Children and young people' needs/activities.
• Recording Children and young peoples' needs/activities/behaviours in the home's diary system.
• Facilitating regular Service User meetings.
• Carrying out key working sessions
• Developing the co-key worker
• Carrying out risk assessments and reviews
• Shift planning and delegation of tasks Conflict resolution and debriefs at the end of each shift

Must have experience in - NVQ Level 4 Health & Social Care (Children & Young People) or QCF Level 4 Children, Young People & Families Practitioner qualified.

Referrals:If this vacancy isn't for you, but you know of someone who would be a perfect fit - get in touch today, we pay up to £500 for successful referrals!