Residential Support Worker – Colchester

Svcare; Colchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rates of pay and sleep-in rate

Career progression opportunities

Free training

Free meals

Free parking

Job summary

A children's residential care provider in Colchester is seeking passionate Residential Support Workers to support vulnerable young people. This role involves engaging in education, managing complex behaviours, and providing essential care and guidance. Excellent career progression opportunities are available, including advancement to management levels. The position fosters a compassionate environment where team members can truly make a difference in the lives of young people. Full training and support will be provided, with a schedule including set shifts and sleep-in duties.

Qualifications

• Previous experience is preferred but not essential.
• Full, clean UK driving license preferred.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviours.
• Ability to lead and work as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn and adapt; reliability and honesty.

Responsibilities

• Support young people to engage in education.
• Ensure young people’s health needs are met.
• Manage complex behaviours and provide crisis intervention.
• Maintain records and perform administrative work.
• Maintain daily records and contribute to care planning.
• Liaise with external stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend mandatory training and team meetings.
• Maintain the home including duties like laundry, cleaning, shopping, and cooking.

Skills

Empathy

Compassion

Resilience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

Team player

Willingness to learn

Reliability

Job description

EXCITING CARE OPPORTUNITY! – EXCELLENT RATES OF PAY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PROGRESSION!

SV Care are recruiting Residential Support Workers for a brand-new Ofsted registered children’s residential provision within Colchester.

We’re looking to recruit passionate, dedicated individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable young people in our society who’ve experienced neglect, abuse and trauma. As a result of these early life experiences, the young people that we will care for may, at times, display challenging behaviours. You will need to be resilient and dedicated enough to manage such behaviours while continuing to provide unconditional care, advice and support.

If this sounds like the career opportunity that you’ve been waiting for, apply today! For an informal chat and more information about this position, please submit your CV or send us a message directly.

Previous experience is preferred, but not essential, as extensive induction and training will be provided for all team members. A full, clean UK driving license is also preferred but not essential.

Requirements for DBS and reference checking will be undertaken and paid for by SV Care Services, in line with government regulation and safer recruitment best practices.

This role comes with the opportunity for excellent career progression as we are an expanding organisation and are looking to open an fourth service later this year. We value our team members and look to promote from within to maintain high standards and our common ethos. SV Care is ambitious for our young people, our services and for our colleagues. We want our Support Workers today to be our Registered Managers of the future.

We want to ensure that we are an equal opportunities employer, in practice, which is why we want to monitor our recruitment procedures. We have separated the equal opportunities monitoring form from the application form and would be grateful if you would complete it. It will not be part of the selection/interview process.

SAFER RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES MEAN THAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT INCOMPLETE APPLICATION FORMS OR OFFER INTERVIEWS BASED UPON CV’S

What we need from you

• Empathy, compassion & resilience
• A Passion for working with children and young people
• A true team player
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• To be engaging & hardworking with a strong determination to succeed
• The ability to show leadership
• Resilience & honesty
• A willingness to learn and adapt
• Reliability

Duties include

• Supporting young people to engage in education
• Ensuring young people’s health needs are met
• Providing advice, support and guidance
• Managing complex behaviours and crisis intervention
• Administering and recording medication
• Maintaining daily records and administrative work
• Contributing to the care planning process
• Liaising with external stakeholders and our own multi-disciplinary team
• Attending mandatory training
• Engaging in team meetings
• Maintaining the home (laundry, cleaning, shopping, cooking etc)

Benefits include

• Competitive rates of pay and sleep-in rate
• Excellent opportunities for career progression to Senior, Deputy & Registered Manager level
• Free, extensive training
• Enrolment upon Level 4 qualification upon completing your probationary period
• Free meals
• Free parking
• The ability to make a true difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable young people in our society and allow them to have a childhood that they otherwise may not be able to.

Contract Type: Set shift pattern, 07:30-23:00 every 3rd day, and alternate sleep-in shifts