In each home, we have detailed shift planners/diaries/handover documents that outline specific daily duties and tasks. The following is a summary of some of your duties during term-time:
* Supporting all of the boys daily routines, including getting them up, promoting personal hygiene routines, meals, either school runs or activities
* Supporting room cleans/developing of life skills/independence, promoting socialisation and supporting bed-time routines
* Attending medical/other appointments
* Supporting the plans on the activity planners
* Completion of day sheets for the boys and working with them on their targets
* Completing handover documents/tasks
* Completing all daily paperwork
* Completing budgeting requirements
* Completing daily room checks and daily housecleaning tasks
* Completing any food/other shopping needs, including meal preparation and kitchen hygiene/laundry duties
* Completing any specific checks such as COSHH, Fire Checks/Car checks
* Liaising and building appropriate relationships with the families, working to find out about special dates for boys and ensuring these are noted/marked, sorting and planning family time contacts
As well as completing daily tasks, your role will also include being a Keyworker. This should be a privileged role for you with our boys, trying to think out of the box and doing that little bit extra to help create special occasions and opportunities for them, building strong bonds, showing and displaying warmth, empathy, and genuine care.
Your role will require flexibility in your availability, as it will involve sleep-in nights and shift work of 14 hours - typically 2 full days on, 2 days off, with rotating start times of 08:00, 12:00, 14:00.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
* An understanding of the issues that face young people in care
* Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young Peoples Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualification
* Excellent communication and listening skills
* Be willing to learn
* Be able to work well as part of a small team
* Be willing to undertake a DBS check at an enhanced level if successful for the position
* Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous
* Have a full, clean UK driving licence and be able to cover at other Residential Homes as and when needed
North Lakes Childrens Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including:
* A base salary of £27,781.80 per annum (unqualified) or £28,719.60 per annum (qualified), with the potential to earn up to £31,039.08 or £31,976.88 with sleep-in shifts
* A sleep-in allowance of £62.64 per night, with a potential extra earning of up to £3257.28
* Up to 6 weeks holiday per year
* A rota pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off, with staggered start times
* All meals on duty are provided
* Company pension
* Access to our Exchange Employee Discount Scheme
* Access to wellbeing programs via our Exchange Provision
* Comprehensive training programme, followed by a comprehensive and ongoing CPD Programme
* Access to qualifications (including Diploma 3/Diploma 5)
* Promotion opportunities
* Monthly clinical and professional supervisions, access to therapeutic support
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