Support Worker

Oakgar Recruitment; Pennington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a Friend

Health Service Discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Management development programme

Job summary

Oakgar Recruitment is recruiting experienced Children’s Support Workers for day and waking night shifts. The role requires a passion for child welfare and experience in the children’s sector.

You will provide compassionate, child-centred care and work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure consistent support for young people. The role emphasises safeguarding, flexibility, and collaboration with health professionals.

Qualifications

• Openness and commitment to personal development and training.
• Strong communication skills including recording and report writing.
• NVQ 2/3 in Health and Social Care (Children) or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard children and promote their welfare.
• Respect each young person’s individuality and diversity.
• Deliver child-centred care that supports growth and development.

Skills

Communication skills

Recording & report writing

Teamwork / flexibility

Education

NVQ 2 / NVQ 3 Health & Social Care (Children)

Job description

We are currently working on behalf of a leading health and social care organisation who specialise within the Children’s Sector that are looking for experienced residential Support Workers for either day or Waking Night shifts. The ideal candidate will have experience within the children’s sector. In return you will be offered the opportunity to represent a person-centred children’s home who provide support, guidance and career progression.

Responsibilities of a Children’s Support Worker:

• Safeguarding Children
• Ensuring that each young person’s individuality, difference and diversity are always appreciated
• Taking a child-centred approach in providing high-quality care that will enable each young person to grow and develop healthily
• You will need to be flexible in your approach to work, as on occasions you may be called upon to cover a shift due to a colleague’s absence as well as being required to do sleep ins. Such flexibility and team work allows children and young people to receive consistent care from recognised carers.
• Providing young people with emotional and social support, helping them to develop meaningful relationships with other children and adults
• Working closely with your team, health advisors, social workers, therapists, teachers and other professionals

Requirements of a Children’s Support Worker:

• Openness and commitment to personal development, identified training and professional development
• Strong communication skills including recording and report writing as well as verbal communication
• NVQ 2 / NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care (Children).

What they offer you:

• £15 p/h for day Support Worker, and £16 p/h for Waking Nights Support Worker.
• Range of qualifications including the care certificate, apprenticeship schemes in the health and social care sector and access to a management development programme.
• ‘Refer a Friend’ incentive scheme.
• Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme.
• Free access to comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme