Children's Support Worker

Cream Health and Social Care; Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare agency is looking for experienced Children's Support Workers or Adult Support Workers in Brierley Hill. You can choose your own shifts for a great work/life balance. Responsibilities include personal care, meal preparation, and providing a nurturing environment. Required qualifications include care experience and good spoken English. The role offers weekly pay, annual leave, and full support from the office.

Benefits

Weekly pay

28 days annual leave pro rata

Access to online rotas and payslips

Confirmation of shifts via SMS

Pension contributions

Full support from the office

Qualifications

• At least 6 months relevant care experience required.
• Experience with challenging behaviour or intervention training preferred.
• Good spoken English is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Carry out personal care alongside team members.
• Provide domestic duties and encourage children to assist.
• Create a warm, nurturing environment for the children.

Skills

Relevant care experience

Experience with challenging behaviour

Good spoken English

Job description

Overview

As a leading healthcare agency we are looking for experienced Children's Support Workers or Adult Support Workers looking for a new challenge, to join our team, to work with one of our clients in a small residential children7s home in Brierley Hill. You pick the days and shifts you wish to work and these can be changed weekly to fit around your other commitments - giving you a great work/life balance.

Responsibilities

• Working along with the rest of the team of Support Workers to carry out personal care
• Providing domestic duties such as meal preparation and cleaning whilst encouraging the children and young people to assist or prepare meals with your guidance
• Provide a warm, safe and nurturing environment for the children and young people to grow
• Community access when required

Requirements

• At least 6 months relevant care experience
• Previous experience with challenging behaviour and or intervention training.
• An enhanced DBS covering Children and Young People 2 preferable with the update service
• A passion to deliver great care and support to motivate and ensure the children thrive in their personal lives and also in their education
• Good spoken English
• A minimum of 3 year work history so references can be supplied.

Hours of Work

12 hour shifts - days or waking nights 8-8 shift patterns

What you will receive

• Weekly pay direct into your bank account each Friday following the week you worked
• 28 days annual leave pro rota. You accrue this based on the hours you have worked at 12% of your pay rate
• Access to your rotas and payslips online. This gives all the detail for the home you are working at for each shift including address, telephone number so you will always be in the know!
• Confirmation of all shifts you have accepted via SMS so if you have forgotten you only have to look at your phone
• Full support from the office to ensure you thrive in your role
• Pension contributions
• Induction at the start of your first shift at a new home yes, including fire procedures!

We are keen to hear from you if you have recent experience as a Children's Support Worker or Adult Support Worker, and are willing to receive training and support to use your transferable skills, based in Brierley Hill or any of the surrounding areas such as Pensnett, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Netherton, Dudley, Cradley and Quarry Bank.

Apply now or call us for more information. We look forward to hearing from you.