Childrens Residential Support Worker - Burnley

Medsolve are proud to be working with a client who is recruiting for a Children s senior support worker.

This is a permanent role

My client offers a rate: Circa 32400 including sleepin allowance ( 70.47 per sleepin with an average of 11 per month)

Other benefits include:

Continuous training and professional development

Career development

Generous sleepin rate of 70.47 per night (average 11 per month)

Excellent opportunity for enthusiastic candidates to join the team in one of our children s residential homes. They are a rapidly expanding organisation and are offering a very competitive salary plus benefits including a quality bespoke training package and generous renumeration for sleepin shifts. They specialise in supporting Children and Young People who have suffered early life trauma neglect or abuse and may display challenging behaviours.

The role of the Senior Support Worker:

To work as a member of the team to provide young people with a variety of activities support care and guidance using a positive parenting model

To follow guidance from the Team Leader and other senior colleagues to ensure the smooth day to day running of the home providing structure and appropriate boundaries for the young people in our car

• To have a flexible approach to shift patterns which may sometimes require changes to rota at short notice
  
• To ensure that all risks are safely managed in line with the company policies and procedures
  
• To undertake an indepth quality and bespoke training package
  
• To act as an advocate for the young person whilst using a positive parenting model
  
• To attend staff meetings and be proactive in developing and improving the service model
  

The requirements of the Senior Support Worker:

• Someone with the passion to work with our young people and provide them with a positive parenting model
  
• Someone who can help create a real family environment for our young people
  
• Someone who has the desire to improve our young people s lives and enable a better future for them
  
• Someone who is resilient and understanding
  
• Someone who is computer literate with the ability to work in a paperless environment
  

If you would like to work for a professional and passionate company who has the interests of their children/young people and employees at heart. If you have personal passion and drive to make a difference to the lives of children and young people then please apply today!