Job Title: Children’s Support Worker
Location: Caldwell, Derbyshire, DE12 6RS
Salary: £16,048.50 to £18,798.00 p/a plus 35 days paid annual leave
Hours: Full Time, Permanent
This School in Derbyshire is an independent specialist day and residential school for young people aged 8 to 19 years with severe learning disabilities, autism and associated challenging behaviour.
Students have personalised and individualized programmes, designed by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to support the young person to make progress, develop skills and engage socially with others.
The Role:
- To ensure that a young person’s entitlement to a high standard of welfare and safety is met
- To ensure that a young person’s entitlement to a high standard of teaching and Learning and communication is achieved in association with teachers and therapists
- To ensure that young people’s entitlement to self-advocacy and safety are met through adopting their preferred communication styles
- To support the young person in areas of personal hygiene
- To allow young people time to be independent
- To advocate on behalf of young people
- To balance at all times the young person’s actual age with their ability age
- To work flexibly and cooperatively as part of the care department
- To establish relationships with young people in accordance with their welfare, educational and therapeutic needs as agreed by the Team around the Child
The Candidate – Essentials:
- Experience of caring/supporting vunerable people
- Right to Work in the UK
- Understanding of issues facing young people with learning disabilities including challenging behaviours
- Literacy/Numeracy skills in order to record young person’s behaviour
- Effective Communicator
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work independently, use own initiative, self motivated
- To be fit and able to undertake all physical aspects of the role e.g playing
- Commitment to the wellbeing of the young people
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Positive and proactive approach to training and supervision
- Flexible, approachable and responsive to change
- Ability to work shifts (including evenings, weekends and bank holidays)
- Smart appearance
- A natural respect of the individuality and dignity of those in your care
- Show commitment to equality of opportunity at all times and have due respect for the diverse make up of colleagues and those in your care
- Excellent value base
The Candidate – Desirables:
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or the ability to achieve it within 2 years of taking up the post
- Youth Leader Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Basic Care Practices and understanding of Care Standards
- Health and Safety awareness and experience
- Understanding of equal opportunities policy
- Knowledge of alternative communication tools
- Interest in Sport and Recreational Activities.
- Voluntary work in Care sector
- Working with children and young people/adults who need support
- Working in a residential school, care home or similar setting
- Previous experience of learning disabilities and/or challenging behaviour
- Previous personal care experience
- Sense of humour
Benefits:
- Good Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid induction and training time
- Paid sick pay (after qualifying period)
- Good internal progression opportunities
- 35 days paid annual leave
- Support and funding towards Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People
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