Position: Senior Support Worker
The salary package is £35,000 p.a. plus excellent benefits. You will be fully trained and NVQ qualified to carry out your role as well as have amazing career development options open to you.
The location of the role is in North Devon, with possible locations including Minehead, Okehampton, Great Torrington, or Bideford.
Your employment contract will be permanent, with 35 hours of work per week plus sleep-ins.
Employer
Our client is a residential children's home provider, taking pride in looking after vulnerable children and young people, as well as their staff. You will receive ongoing training to deliver high levels of support, including Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Team Teach, CSE, and play therapies.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Support Worker, you will assist the Manager and Deputy with the smooth running of the home, promoting a caring environment. Your duties will include:
* Being a shift leader and ensuring staff are aware of their responsibilities
* Logging all incidences
* Acting as liaison for external professionals
* Promoting child safeguarding
* Developing trusting relations with those in your care and the staff you supervise
* Ensuring home policies are up to date and followed
* Making and accompanying young people to appointments with report writing follow-up
Requirements
Our client is looking for experienced residential childcare support workers, either in a senior role or those who can evidence they are ready to step up.
Due to the nature of the role, you must be DBS cleared.
Please note that we are not able to accept applications from those requiring sponsorship at this time.
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