Senior Residential Children & Young People's Worker

Barnardo's; Ilford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's charity in the UK is seeking a Residential Support Worker to support vulnerable children and young people. Responsibilities include building trust, leading support staff, and ensuring adherence to safety protocols. Applicants should have a Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare and relevant experience working with children. Flexible working arrangements and comprehensive benefits are offered, including additional annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Annual leave entitlement up to 30 days

Access to a Group Personal Pension

Death in service cover

Discounts from high street shops

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Must hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare OR be willing to complete this.
• At least 1 year supervisory and shift leader experience in a residential care setting.
• Relevant experience working with children & young people.

Responsibilities

• Build trust and develop nurturing relationships to promote independence.
• Work with parents/carers and professionals.
• Lead and support the Residential Support Workers.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare

Job description

Service Overview

Barnardo's, the UK's largest Children's Charity are currently on an exciting and innovative Journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children's homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.

Our homes are located in Braunstone, Hinckley, Coalville, Syston, Rothley, Mountsorrel & Market Harborough. The Old Post Office, our beautiful home in Braunstone supports children & young people between 8-18 years with a complex range of risk and behaviours. The service will provide up to 3 service users at any one-time opportunities to enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and develop confidence, independence and social/emotional skills.

Responsibilities

• To build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote the service user's independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities.
• To work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals.
• To lead and support the Residential Support Workers in their day-to-day duties.
• To contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning etc.
• To document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date.
• To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.
• To promote, monitor and maintain a safe environment at all times.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare OR be willing to complete this in the required timeframe.
• Relevant experience working with children & young people.
• At least 1 year supervisory and shift leader experience in a residential care setting.
• Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Flexibility to commit to shift work, including weekends and bank holidays.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Contact

Contact Elisha Shamba - [e-mail]

Benefits

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.