Children's Residential Support Worker

Carestaff Solutions; Greater London, Croydon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Carestaff Solutions is looking for passionate, committed, enthusiastic, experienced children and young people residential workers.

Our clients put the care, wellbeing, and education of children first and our workers reflect that child-centred approach when on shifts. Whether they are working on one shift at the last minute or working on a rolling contract, the Carestaff team member is as effective as the permanent team.

Here at Carestaff Solutions, we know that it's a privilege to work with children and young people who need our support. Our aim is to improve the lives of the children and young people we work with, and in turn, have a positive effect on their wider relationships.

Duties:

• Work within, and ensure effective delivery of the policies and procedures in the client environment.
• Monitor and maintain administrative requirements, ensuring that the outcome meets the standards set out in children’s legislation, and the home working practices.
• Promote and actively encourage the delivery of a safe, structured, and nurturing environment.
• Proactively engage with young people who display challenging behavior.
• Assist young people in identifying unsafe, dangerous, harmful, and abusive situations, individuals, and groups.
• At all times ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children and young people.
• Ensure a variety of intervention strategies are utilized in relation to behavior management.
• Ensure an open culture is created with the young people in the care of the end client.
• Ensure that the child or young person is safe in terms of safeguarding protocols.

The benefits of working with Carestaff Solutions:

• Plenty of variety of work on offer.
• Your own dedicated consultant - we will look after you.
• A phone app for you to update your availability and book your work in.
• We are open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
• Mandatory Training Part funded.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave.
• Full support with CPD.
• Weekly pay.

The requirements of an agency Support Worker for Children:

• Caring nature with good communication skills.
• Enthusiastic and friendly.
• Flexible and reliable.
• Passionate.
• Person Centred.
• Experienced.