Being a Residential Support Worker (also known as "Children's Coach/Senior Coach") at SuperCare - Eastbourne Ltd offers a fulfilling chance to positively influence the lives of vulnerable children and young people. In this role, you'll help them become more independent, succeed in their education, and grow personally through various enjoyable activities in a safe environment. You'll collaborate closely with young people, their families, social workers, and other organisations to ensure everyone's needs are addressed, making their transition to adulthood smooth.
Main Duties:
* Direct work with young people, key working and generally taking an active part in providing day to day care & support on a shift work basis.
* Working in partnership with young people, their social worker and carers and other relevant agencies.
* To co-ordinate, monitor and review Care Plans for all allocated young people preparing to make the transition to adulthood and greater independence.
* Taking responsibility for the upkeep of the establishment with regard to health and safety and primary care issues, as well as making autonomous decisions about individual young people's requests and behaviour whilst on shift.
* Administrative work and record keeping associated with key working responsibilities and the daily running of the home.
* To ensure that young people carry as much responsibility for their own lives as they can reasonably and demonstrably be expected to carry, keeping them informed of their circumstances and rights, involving them in planning their lives, supporting them and helping them towards taking greater control and responsibility.
* Respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns and report these effectively.
Household Responsibilities:
* To share in the practical activities necessary to maintain the House.
* To care for the fabric, equipment and overall environment
* To be accountable for moneys allocated for specific purposes.
* Reporting repairs and ensuring that necessary actions are taken.
Personal:
* To act as a role model and guide for young people setting principles and examples.
* To keep abreast of good practice in order to develop skills, knowledge and experience, in accordance with a personal development plan.
* To make use of regular professional supervision
* To report to a line manager, or other appropriate person, malpractice or evidence which may suggest it.
Additional Duties:
* To carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by management.
* To work shifts including weekends and bank holidays on a Rota basis as required
* Flexibility to work at other properties as directed by management.
Requirements to be successful:
* Experience of working with children / young people in Ofsted environment (important)
* Level 3 CYPW or above (or currently working towards a Level 3 Diploma for the children and young people workforce) (essential)
* Enhanced DBS Check, and on the update service (essential)
* Ability to drive.
* Smart and agile to handle the daily needs and activities of the young people.
Benefits
* Private healthcare for you and your spouse & 24/7 GP access (after 6 months probation)
* £40 contribution towards a gym membership each month
* Free parking and food while on shift
* Overtime pay at 1.5x after 30 hours of overtime per month
* Bonus schemes based on personal and home performance
* 36 days of paid training each year
* Day off on your birthday
* Pension scheme with NEST
* Fully funded support to complete your Level 3 or Level 5 diplomas, with lots of opportunities for progression across the business!
The company are committed to ensuring the consistent well-being of the children and staff. We therefore employ safer recruiting practices throughout our stringent process, not only to confirm with guidelines but to give our children the best staff in the market. We reward you in turn with the best prospects, training and support. The application process you will go through ensures full disclosures, policy checking, and satisfactory references are met at all levels and recorded adequately for regulatory checks.
And on top of that the opportunity to empower children with learning disabilities to be the best people they can possibly be! What more could you ask for?
Apply now or visit SuperCare.org/careers for more information about our team
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