Children’s Senior Support Worker

RGH-Global Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A care organization in Darlington is seeking a Senior Residential Support Worker to supervise a team and ensure high-quality care for young residents. Applicants should have a QCF level 3 in Care and excellent communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary range of £21,524.99 – £23,273.93 per annum, a welcome bonus upon completion of probation, and benefits including generous annual leave and free lunches.

Benefits

33-38 days annual leave

Free lunches during term time

Free onsite parking

Company Pension Scheme

Enhanced family friendly procedures

Qualifications

• Experience in a residential setting and/or with children and young people.
• Experience in providing personal care and medication handling.
• Experience in first line management is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Residential Support Workers to ensure high-quality care.
• Input into PBS plans and maintain accurate records.
• Provide induction, training, and supervision for Residential Support Workers.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Communication skills

Report writing

Experience with children and young people

Education

QCF level 3 in Care

Job description

Overview

Senior Residential Support Worker. The vacancy is subject to a ‘Welcome Bonus’. The successful applicant will receive a one-off payment of £1,500 on completion of six-month probation. We are currently recruiting for a Senior Residential Support Worker in Darlington.

Responsibilities

• Supervision of allocated Residential Support Workers to implement the daily operational needs of a safe residential house whilst ensuring there is a high quality of care in a homely environment and appropriate levels of supervision for the young people in residence.
• Input into the preparation and implementation of PBS plans of the young people and their progress reports, keeping accurate and high quality records.
• To be line manager for a number of Residential Support Workers, providing induction, training and formal supervision for residential support workers in their team.

Qualifications

• A QCF level 3 in Care or equivalent qualifications and a supervisory/ team leading qualification and experience of first line management is desirable.
• Ideally, you will be an experienced support worker who has worked in a residential setting and/ or worked with children and young people with challenging behaviours.
• You may be required to provide personal care, therefore it would be beneficial for you to have experience of this as well as medication handling experience.
• You will have excellent communication skills, as well as experience of report writing and record keeping.

Salary and Benefits

• 33-38 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing with length of service
• Free lunches during term time
• Free onsite parking
• A comprehensive induction enabling you to completely experience the crafts within the curriculum and experience the student journey
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced family friendly procedures

Salary details

• Salary Range: £21,524.99 – £23,273.93 per annum including a market supplement.
• Sleep-ins paid an extra £78.48 per night. This equates to approximately £3,500 additional payment when working 1 sleep-in shift per week.
• 40 hours per week for 52 weeks per year

Notice

From 11 November 2021, it is a mandatory requirement that anyone who works inside a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered care home in England must be fully vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19), unless they are exempt under the regulations. Therefore this role is only available for those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or those who are exempt.