Mental Health Residential Children & Young Peoples Worker

Barnardo's; Coalville; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's charity in Coalville is seeking a Residential Children & Young People's Worker. You will work in a new mental health residential home, supporting children and young people with complex needs, helping them recover and build resilience. Essential qualifications include a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare, along with a passion for improving young lives. This role requires flexibility in hours, including sleep-ins and shift work, to ensure a supportive and safe environment for vulnerable individuals.

Qualifications

• Must hold the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or be willing to achieve it.
• Motivation to make a positive difference in young people's lives.
• Flexibility to commit to sleep-ins and shift work, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Build trust and develop nurturing relationships with service users.
• Work in partnership with parents/carers and other professionals.
• Contribute to the upkeep of the home, including cooking and cleaning.
• Document information accurately and keep records up to date.
• Ensure adherence to safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Promote and maintain a safe environment at all times.

Skills

Understanding of safeguarding

Ability to build relationships

Nurturing attitude

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Mental Health Residential Home as a Residential Children & Young People\'s Worker, on a full-time permanent basis.

Location

Coalville, Leicestershire.

About the role

Ivan House, our beautiful new Mental Health Residential home in Coalville will support children & young people with a range of complex needs, providing a nurturing environment that enables them to continue to recover from the mental health issues that led to their admission to a Tier 4 CAMHS unit. The home will meet the specific needs of children & young people who are ready for discharge and no longer require inpatient mental health services, but are not yet able or ready to return to home or still require a period of time in a therapeutic setting.

Although this home will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to cover shifts in our other Leicestershire homes until this home is operational.

Responsibilities

• To build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote the service user\'s independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities.
• To work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals.
• To contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning etc.
• To document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date.
• To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.
• To promote, monitor and maintain a safe environment at all times.

Essential requirements

• Must hold the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare OR be willing to successfully achieve this within the required timeframe.
• Must be motivated by the opportunity to make a positive difference in young people\'s lives, creating a safe space and building resilience.
• Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding and protection of vulnerable children & young people.
• Flexibility to commit to sleep-ins and shift work, including weekends and bank holidays.
• Relevant experience working with children & young people is desirable, but not essential with the right attitude and willingness to learn.

Service Overview

Barnardo\'s, the UK\'s largest Children\'s Charity are currently on an exciting and innovative Journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children\'s homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.

How to apply

For more information about this role, please contact Ausra Vikniute - [e-mail]

Application guidance

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

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