Senior Residential Childcare Worker
We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual with a Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce (or equivalent) and experience in Children's Residential Care. The ideal candidate must be proactive, creative, and playful, with a "think-outside-the-box" mindset that encourages innovative solutions. A strong desire to improve the lives of young people and provide them with meaningful opportunities is essential.
We are recruiting a permanent, full time, Senior Residential Support Worker for our Children's home in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Willow House accommodates up to three children aged between 9 and 17 years.
We offer:
* Comprehensive, induction and training programme
* Staff benefits and meals included whilst on shift
* Company pension
* Good work-life balance - Minimum 40 hours per week, day, evening and sleep in available.
* Opportunities for career progression into senior management
* On-site access to 1-2-1 counselling for staff wellbeing
* Ongoing training, development, and professional support
* A nurturing and stable environment where you can truly make a difference
The role of a senior support worker will involve:
* Contributing and adhering to the young persons care plans, risk assessments and behaviour Management plan.
* Safeguarding and helping our young people overcome any difficulties or disadvantages they have had to face whilst helping them to build resilience and skills for their future.
* Forming positive, effective relationships with young people, their families and external agencies.
* Ensuring the home is kept in a clean and tidy condition, adhering to the cleaning rota system, encouraging the young people to participate as appropriate.
* Meeting the emotional and physical needs of our young people and assisting in the implementation of individual Educational programs.
* Providing support to the House Manager of the home whilst on shift and preforming senior duties as directed.
* Attending and contributing to meetings, such as LAC reviews, EHCP's, Team Meetings
* Taking responsibility of the direct care of children living in the home, offering high levels of engagement for and with children, and be ambitious in achieving positive outcomes for them.
About You
You will need to have
* A desire to want to improve the lives and provide opportunities for the young people in our care.
* Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young people's workforce (or equivalent)
* Experience in Children's Residential Care
About Us
Clear Path Care Ltd are a quality children's residential care home provider based in Staffordshire. We believe in offering our children a safe, nurturing, and caring home environment that is non-institutional and promotes family-style living. A home where our children can build positive and purposeful relationships with others, build resilience and self-esteem and reach their full potential.
We adopt a child-centred approach and actively promote children's rights. We deliver our services in safe, personalised, small group care which promotes children's welfare.
Our home accommodates children between 9 and upto 17 years of age. Due to the nature of this post the Department for Education National Minimum Standards state that the employees must be 4 years older than the oldest resident. Therefore, applicants must be 22 years of age or older.
You will have the opportunity to make a huge difference within a child's life. Helping them to overcome any difficulties or disadvantages they have had to face whilst helping them to build resilience and skills for their future. You will meet a variety of children and young people, some of whom may require high levels of supervision and support.
Clear Path Care takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children and young people in our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people.
Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.
Clear Path Care Ltd is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, as defined in the Equality Act 2010. This applies to all employment practices within our organisation.
Clear Path Care Ltd makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £33,000.00-£36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
* Store discount
Education:
* GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
* children and young people: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* NVQ 3 in Children's and Young People Workforce or equivalent (preferred)
* UK Full Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person