Senior Night Support Leader for Youth with Special Needs

Caretech; Blandford Forum; In loco; GBP 21.000 - 27.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Forum School, part of the Cambian Group, is seeking dedicated staff for residential care and education roles supporting young people with special needs in a 52-week setting. The role involves guiding and supporting students in classrooms, residential environments, and off-site activities. Weekend and Bank Holiday work is required.

A DBS check and references will be undertaken. The post demands professionalism, strong safeguarding awareness and a compassionate approach to each young person’s

Competenze

• Knowledge of general health, safety and welfare of young people.
• Knowledge of how young people develop and learn.
• Knowledge of what effective teamwork is and what a multi disciplinary approach is.
• Ability to follow a work pattern which is primarily waking night shifts and attend work punctually and reliably.
• Ability to go wherever our young people go and participate and possibly lead indoor and outdoor activities.
• To be able to communicate clearly and easily with young people and others in a variety of ways.
• Ability to read and understand written work and to write clear and accurate reports/notes.

Mansioni

• To be a mentor to Night Support Workers.
• To maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment to live and work in, this will involve domestic duties.
• Know and actively promote young peoples specific needs and help meet those needs in the most appropriate way following all relevant policies and procedures.
• Assist young people with their medical and welfare needs and to report as required.
• Administer needs to residents and be a part of the medical audit process as required.
• Help our young people to maintain their personal cleanliness, general hygiene and appearance, this may include intimate care as required when trained.
• Keep up to date with and actively promote a variety of all communication/information systems.
• To support the young people towards managing their own behaviour by using the skills and approved approaches.
• Build a good positive professional relationship with the young people and other staff at your establishment and throughout the Group and disengage from these appropriately.
• Write accurate and comprehensive reports for reviews and keep written records for monitoring purposes as required.
• Ensure that you keep yourself up to date with all procedures and policy changes and actively, disseminate information to ensure your team members are aware.

Conoscenze

Health and safety knowledge

Child development understanding

Teamwork

Night shift flexibility

Engaging with young people

Descrizione del lavoro

The Forum School, part of the Cambian Group, is seeking dedicated staff for residential care and education roles supporting young people with special needs in a 52-week setting. The role involves guiding and supporting students in classrooms, residential environments, and off-site activities. Weekend and Bank Holiday work is required.

A DBS check and references will be undertaken. The post demands professionalism, strong safeguarding awareness and a compassionate approach to each young person’s