Residential Childcare Support Worker

Polaris Community; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team at a leading community service in Dorchester providing residential childcare support to children with emotional and behavioral difficulties. As a Residential Childcare Support Worker, you will deliver personalized care, ensuring the safety and development of each child in a nurturing environment. Opportunities for ongoing training, career advancement, and a host of employee benefits await you.

Benefits

Sleep-in allowance of £64 per night

Up to 6 weeks holiday per year

All meals on duty provided

Company pension

Employee Discount Scheme

Wellbeing programmes

Comprehensive training programme

Monthly supervision and therapeutic support

Promotion opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Willing to work towards Level 4 qualification.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Provide care packages to children and young adults.
• Promote and safeguard welfare of young people.
• Establish positive relationships with children.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Teamwork

Listening Skills

Education

Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Full Time/Permanent: Full-time, permanent

Unqualified Salary: Base salary of £24,604.58 earning up to £32,348.58 with sleep in shifts.

Qualified Salary (full diploma Level 4 qualified upgraded from Level 3): Base salary of £27,107.08 earning up to £34,851.08 with sleep in shifts.

Location: Dorchester

Specific Hours: Shift pattern on rotation

Who are we?

Budwood, a part of Polaris Community, are a local business providing Residential Care and Support to children and young people with emotional behavioural difficulties as well as social and emotional mental health. Our young people here may have experienced adverse childhood experiences and so the aim of the service is to provide them with a stable comfortable home. As such, they will receive high levels of support and guidance to keep them safe as well as guidance to enable them to learn new skills to help with a successful transition to independence and adulthood.

We are looking for passionate Residential Support Workers to join one of our homes in Dorchester. You will be a part of a team that provide flexible and individual care packages towards all our children and young adults. Working for Budwood, you will be joining a supportive and collaborative team which recognises you as an individual. All staff are trained in 'Developmental Trauma' and therapeutic parenting to best aid your understanding and ability to provide young people with the best support possible.

Main Duties And Requirements

• Experience of working with children and young people as well as understanding of the issues that face young people in care
• Flexibility in your availability as you will be required to work 7 x 24 hour shifts including sleep ins over a 3 week rotation- 09:00am- 09:30am the following day
• Promoting, safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our young people
• Establishing and maintaining positive and trusting relationships with our young people
• To work well as part of a team and must be able to accept direction and guidance
• Encouraging the development of the individual interests of our young people
• Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualification and upgrade to a Level 4 diploma
• Have a full UK driving licence and car as this role will involve travelling.
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Be willing to learn
• Be able to work well as part of a small team
• Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by ourselves
• Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous.
  
  

Benefits Of Working For Budwood

• A sleep-in allowance of £64 per night
• Up to 6 week's holiday per year
• All meals on duty are provided
• Company pension
• Access to our Exchange Employee Discount Scheme
• Access to wellbeing programmes via our Exchange Provision
• Comprehensive training programme, followed by a comprehensive and ongoing CPD Programme
• Promotion opportunities
• Monthly clinical and professional supervisions, access to therapeutic support
  
  

Budwood Limited is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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• Industries

  Individual and Family Services

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