Flexible Shifts: Residential Childcare Support Worker

Paragon Social Care; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Paragon Social Care is seeking a Residential Bank Support Worker in Wisbech/South on a 0-hours contract to join our bank team and choose shifts published on RotaCloud. You will support a specialist children’s residential home, helping to provide a safe, stable and nurturing environment for young people.

Ideally you have experience supporting children or young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and are committed to a career in residential childcare.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent, relationship-based care that supports each child’s safety, wellbeing and emotional development.
• Follow individual care plans, risk assessments and behaviour support plans.
• Promote positive behaviour through clear, consistent and respectful boundaries.
• Recognise, respond to and report safeguarding concerns in line with the home’s policies and procedures.
• Respond appropriately to incidents and emergencies, using de-escalation first and approved physical intervention only as a last resort and in line with training.
• Complete accurate, timely records, daily logs, incident reports and handovers.
• Carry out welfare checks, and health, safety, fire and security checks.
• Support daily routines, including mornings, mealtimes, education, activities and household tasks.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, managers, families, social workers, schools and other professionals.
• Work in line with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, the Quality Standards, the home’s Statement of Purpose and organisational policies

Skills

Childcare experience

Behaviour support experience

Safeguarding awareness

Team collaboration

Job description

Paragon Social Care is seeking a Residential Bank Support Worker in Wisbech/South on a 0-hours contract to join our bank team and choose shifts published on RotaCloud. You will support a specialist children’s residential home, helping to provide a safe, stable and nurturing environment for young people.

Ideally you have experience supporting children or young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and are committed to a career in residential childcare.