Residential Support Worker

First Blue Healthcare; Great Wyrley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sleep-in allowance

Career development

Wellbeing programme

Annual leave 28 days rising to 33

Job summary

First Blue Healthcare in Great Wyrley is seeking a Residential Support Worker to provide young people with care, activities, and a supportive environment in line with a positive parenting model.

You will work as part of a team, follow guidance from leaders, handle shift patterns, and commit to safeguarding and DBS checks to ensure a safe, stable home atmosphere for children and young people.

Qualifications

• Must work with a positive parenting model to support young people.
• Ability to follow guidance from Team Leader and senior staff.
• Willingness to adapt shift patterns and rota changes.
• Commitment to safeguarding and DBS check process.

Responsibilities

• Provide young people with activities, support, care and guidance.
• Follow guidance to ensure smooth day-to-day running of the home and establish boundaries.
• Maintain flexibility with shifts and be prepared for rota changes at short notice.
• Safely manage risks in line with company policies.

Skills

Positive parenting

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Resilience

Paperless environment

Job description

Residential Support Worker Great Wyrley

Location Great Wyrley

Contract Vacancy Contract Here

Salary Up to £36,000

Location - Great Wyrley

Salary - Up to £36,000

Excellent opportunity for enthusiastic candidates to join the team in one of our children’s residential homes. We are a rapidly expanding organisation and are offering a very competitive salary plus benefits including a quality bespoke training package and generous renumeration for sleep-in shifts. We specialise in supporting Children and Young People who have suffered early life trauma, neglect or abuse and may display challenging behaviours.

The main duties of this role include

• To work as a member of the team to provide young people with a variety of activities, support, care and guidance using a positive parenting model
• To follow guidance from the Team Leader and other senior colleagues to ensure the smooth day to day running of the home providing structure and appropriate boundaries for the young people in our car
• To have a flexible approach to shift patterns which may sometimes require changes to rota at short notice
• To ensure that all risks are safely managed in line with the company policies and procedures
• To undertake an in-depth quality and bespoke training package
• To act as an advocate for the young person whilst using a positive parenting model
• To attend staff meetings and be proactive in developing and improving the service model

What we offer

• Continuous training and professional development
• Career development
• Generous sleep-in rate of £70.47 per night (average 11 per month)

What we are looking for

• Someone with the passion to work with our young people and provide them with a positive parenting model
• Someone who can help create a real family environment for our young people
• Someone who has the desire to improve our young people’s lives and enable a better future for them
• Someone who is resilient and understanding
• Someone who is computer literate with the ability to work in a paperless environment

First Blue is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check where suitable references will be sought prior to your employment start date.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and sleep-in allowance
• Enhanced overtime rate of time and a third
• Access to employee wellbeing programme
• 28 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 33 days with 5 years service