Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Contextual Safeguarding Home as a Residential Support Worker, on an as and when basis .
Location of the home: Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Service Overview: Barnardo's, the UK's largest Children's Charity are currently on an exciting and innovative Journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children's homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.
Hopes Place, our beautiful new home in Hinckley supports children & young people between 8-18 years facing risks around exploitation, by identifying and responding to harm and abuse posed to them outside of their home environment and understanding the importance of intervention. The service provides up to 3 service users at any one-time opportunities to enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and develop confidence, independence and social/emotional skills.
Some of the responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
1. To build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote the service user's independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities.
2. To work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals.
3. To contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning etc.
4. To document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date.
5. To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.
6. To promote, monitor and maintain a safe environment at all times.
Essential requirements to evidence in your written application:
7. Due to the nature of the service, a valid UK driving licence is required.
8. Must hold the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare OR be willing to successfully achieve this within the required timeframe.
9. Must be motivated by the opportunity to make a positive difference in young people's lives, creating a safe space and building resilience.
10. Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding and protection of vulnerable children & young people.
11. Flexibility to commit to sleep-ins and shift work, including weekends and bank holidays.
12. Relevant experience working with children & young people is desirable, but not essential with the right attitude and willingness to learn.
While Hope's Place will be your primary base, you can also work in our other Leicestershire Residential homes located across the locality.
For more information about this role, please contact
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.
13. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
14. Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
15. The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
16. A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
17. Service related sick pay from day 1
18. Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
19. Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
20. Cycle2work scheme
21. Interest free season ticket loans
22. Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
23. 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
24. Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
25. Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
26. Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
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