Support Worker - Children's Services

Swantoncare; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider seeks Children's Support Workers/Carers in Hadleigh to empower and support children and young people with various needs. The role is crucial in helping them achieve independence and a fulfilling life. With comprehensive training and support, successful candidates will demonstrate compassion and enthusiasm.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Mental health first aiders

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Willingness to work towards NVQ Level 3 qualification.
• Previous experience supporting children with disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to children.
• Facilitate educational and recreational activities.
• Assist with personal care and household tasks.

Skills

Compassionate

Enthusiastic

Supportive

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare / Health & Social Care

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for Children's Support Workers/Carers who care about making every moment matter for the children and young people we support.

Job title: Children's Support Workers/Carers

Location:Hadleigh, IP7

Hours:36.75 hours per week on a rota basis.

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting children and young people to ensure that every moment matters?

To be successful in the Children's Residential Support Worker role, you will not necessarily need experience in residential childcare as all staff undergo a training programme and will be continuously supported by the management team. Ideally, you will:

• Hold or be willing to work towards a NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare / Health & Social Care (or equivalent)
• Have previous experience of supporting children and young people with Learning Disabilities, Autism and other needs.

We are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

The role

Provide a high standard of support that enables our children and young people to be as independent as they can, learn and develop through education and experience, stay healthy and most importantly, have a fun, fulfilling life.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing practical assistance and emotional support to empower our young people to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Complete a range of records and documents.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people supported and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• Facilitating social, educational and play or recreational activities of their choice. Supporting them to maintain contact with families or significant others is a key priority.
• The role requires you to undertake all aspects of day to day household tasks such as cleaning, cooking and shopping. Our young people also need to be supported to manage their personal care and hygiene.

What we can offer:

Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *

Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!

Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service

Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.

Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme

Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme

Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.

Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *

Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!

Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development

Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support

Employee Voicewe hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

*subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

Wolves View and Wolves Lodge offer residential intensive support services for children and young people. Young people stay on a full term basis, during which they will be encouraged to develop and improve life skills and build resilience and coping mechanisms to general challenges they may face on a day to day basis.

Wolves View/Lodge - This service provides for up to 8 young people aged between 8-18 years old with a range of intellectual and developmental disabilities, additional needs.