Job description
Residential Childcare Worker
We are a long-established family owned business with an excellent reputation for providing high quality care placements for young people aged between 5-18 years with complex needs and challenging behaviour.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals to join our team.
Key duties and responsibilities
Do you have what it takes to become an exceptional part of a residential childcare company and make a difference to the lives of the children and young people?
Brookfield Care offers a comprehensive training package that will enable you to develop skills to work therapeutically with our young people, including attachment theories and working with traumatised young people. You will be required to develop close working relationships with the therapists, working systemically to ensure you will be contributing to the delivery of a comprehensive 'therapeutic service' within Brookfield Care.
We are currently looking to recruit dedicated Residential Support Workers to assist us in the promotion of good childcare practice in accordance with our extremely high company standards.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. Flexibility is essential, as applicants must be able to work on a rota basis which will include weekends, sleepovers and bank holidays. Rotas are completed 3-4 weeks in advance, giving rest days in between shifts, having the advantage of being able to plan a healthy work life balance.
Personal and Professional Attributes:-
* Confident and able to set and maintain clear and consistent boundaries for young people.
* Personal warmth with a sense of humour and the ability to maintain these in challenging situations.
* Enthusiastic and highly motivated to promote an outstanding and inspirational service.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Help to maintain a safe, clean environment and promote wellbeing including preparation of healthy meals etc.
* Successful candidates will be supported to contribute to care planning and participate in reviews and other meetings for young people.
Other requirements:-
* Diploma Level 3 (Children's and Young People Workforce) or NVQ level 4 is desirable.
* Full driving licence is preferred.
* The post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.
In return we can offer:-
* Competitive salary
* Company pension
* Health Cash Plan/Employee assistance plan
* Corporate shopping and entertainment discounts
* Attendance Scheme
* "Refer a friend" bonus
* Employee of the month award
* Career progression
* Continuous personal development and training
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.35-£12.85 per hour
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company events
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
Work Location: In person