Overview
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 new Emotional Well-being Home as a Senior Residential Support Worker, on a full-time permanent basis. Location of the post: Coalville, 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. Marjorie House, our beautiful new home in Coalville supports children & young people between 8-18 years with a complex range of risk and behaviours. 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.
Responsibilities
* To build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote the service user\'s independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities.
* To work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals.
* To lead and support the Residential Support Workers in their day-to-day duties.
* To contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning etc.
* To document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date.
* To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.
* To promote, monitor and maintain a safe environment at all times.
Essential requirements
* Must hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare OR be willing to complete this in the required timeframe.
* Relevant experience working with children & young people.
* At least 1 year supervisory and shift leader experience in a residential care setting.
* Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures.
* Flexibility to commit to shift work, including weekends and bank holidays.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Although Marjorie House will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to support in other homes should the need arise.
* Our homes are located in Hinckley, Coalville, Syston, Market Harborough, Braunstone & Mountsorrel.
Location and travel
Base: Marjorie House, Coalville. Flexible to travel throughout the locality to support in other homes as needed.
Application guidance
For more information about this role, please contact Sean Fagan – 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. Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo\'s. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo\'s and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. More details on Barnardo\'s pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: The world of work has changed. 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, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these. We are open to offering flexible working arrangements. Additional benefits include: Annual Leave entitlements, sick pay, pension with employer contributions, cycle2work, health and dental plan options, employee assistance program, Learning and Development, and more via the Benefit Portal. Specific terms apply.
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