Children's Support Worker

jobs24.co.uk; Stockport; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team committed to making a difference in the lives of children with complex health needs. This role offers the chance to provide essential support and care within a school setting, working closely with the school nurse and helping children achieve their educational goals. With a focus on safety and well-being, you'll be responsible for escorting children from their homes to school and supporting them throughout the school day. This position not only allows you to make a positive impact but also offers robust training and development opportunities. If you're passionate about helping children thrive, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance options

Local financial advice

Qualifications

• Experience caring for children, especially those with complex health needs.
• Ability to think creatively to support children's goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support for children with complex health needs.
• Escort children to school and assist with health interventions.

Skills

Caring for children

Complex health needs management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Experience with children with complex needs

Tools

Driving license

Job description

2 x 35 hr term time only position available.
The children's continuing care team are looking for motivated and dynamic support staff to work alongside the school nurse and provide care for children with complex health needs within the school setting.
The successful candidates will be expected to work between the hours of 0830-1600 Monday - Friday during term time only.
Your working day will start at the child's own home, where you will be responsible for escorting them to school on school transport. Once at school, you will be expected to manage and carry out any health interventions that the child may require; there is a school nurse on site at all times for assistance if needed. In addition to this, you will be expected to support the child to access their educational curriculum, helping them to fulfil their potential.
You will be required to hold a driving licence and have access to a vehicle. The post holder will either be responsible for the one-to-one care and support of an individual child or will assist the Special Needs School Nurse with generic tasks for all children and young people in school.
Depending on the role, the post holder will start their day at the school base or at an identified child's own home. You will be expected to escort the child into school on school transport and remain with them throughout the school day, providing specialised support in the classroom. The working day will finish once the post holder has escorted the child back home on school transport.
The children will have complex health needs and require bespoke and individualised plans of care. Robust training and regular competency reviews will ensure care is provided safely and in line with all policies and guidelines.
Enable the children to achieve set targets and goals, and also make the school day enjoyable whilst maintaining safety at all times.
The successful applicant needs experience of caring for children in a working capacity, preferably with those children who have complex health and additional needs. The successful applicant must also be able to 'think outside the box' to enable the children they support to achieve set targets and goals, and also make the school day enjoyable whilst maintaining safety at all times.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust's policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively, and sharing information appropriately.
If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this, it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

An ideal applicant will have significant experience in looking after children and preferably children with additional or complex needs, and you must be willing and able to learn new skills. You will be joining a growing team of Support Workers and will have every opportunity to learn and be supported in gaining experience and knowledge in caring for these children.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive, and patient-focused workforce.
Our values 'We Care, We Respect, We Listen' are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: 'Making a difference every day.' They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' (see additional documentation) and provide examples.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive, and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

1. Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
2. NHS pension scheme membership.
3. Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics, and more, to make your salary go further.
4. NHS Staff discounts.
5. Cycle to work scheme.
6. Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning, and tips on managing debt.
7. Stockport Credit Union - for local financial advice.