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 Wellbeing Assessment Home as a Senior Residential Children & Young People\'s Worker, on a full-time permanent basis.
Location of the post: Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Service Overview
Jarvis House, our beautiful new Emotional Well-being Assessment home in Hinkley will support children & young people aged between 8-18 providing short term placements until their needs are fully appraised and understood. The service will provide 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.
Travel & Flexibility
Although this home will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to cover shifts in our other Leicestershire homes on occasion, should the need arise.
Application & Contacts
For more information about this role, please contact Angelique Pendrill angelique.pendrill@barnardos.org.uk.
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.
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