Residential Worker Children (Waking Nights)

Bedford Borough Council; Bedford; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Full time

Job summary

Foxgloves is a Bedford Borough Council service delivering care and support to young people with disabilities and/or autism. This waking night post offers an opportunity to work with children aged 7–18, acting as keyworker to support development and rights-based care.

Successful applicants will have autism/disability knowledge and experience in residential or SEND settings, plus administration and IT skills to support daily operations within an inclusive team.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge and experience of Autism and/or Disabilities.
• Experience within residential care, SEND, education or early years.
• Administration and IT skills required to support daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Act as keyworker to children and families, providing and supporting evidence of young peoples development.
• Show commitment to developing and sustaining positive relationships and service delivery.
• Contribute to daily operational activities of the service.

Skills

Autism knowledge

Residential care experience

Admin and IT skills

Job description

Are you aspirational, empathetic, motivated and passionate about children and young peoples success and do you want to make a difference to their lives?

Foxgloves is a friendly short breaks service delivering care and support to young people with disabilities and or autism.

Our aim is to build on the positive relationships and meeting their desired outcomes.

We have opportunities open for waking night posts

We believe in an inclusive culture that enables young people to achieve their full potential, celebrating progress from their starting point and ensuring that children's needs and rights are at the forefront of our care.

You must have sound knowledge and experience of Autism and or Disabilities, previous experience within residential care, SEND, education or early years.

Within the role you will be keyworker to children and families, providing and supporting evidence of young peoples development.

Administration and IT skills required as will be supporting daily operational aspects of this role.

We are looking for people to develop and sustain positive relationships and play an active role in service delivery.

You will need to provide care to young people between 7 to 18 years with a diagnosis of Learning disability and or Autism with associated behavioural learning needs.

Visa Sponsorship

Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role

Enhanced DBS Post

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).