Residential Care Worker Children

Overview

Horizon Care and Education have an opportunity for a Children’s Residential Support Worker to join our team.

Responsibilities

As a Children’s Residential Support Worker, you will support young people in the many different aspects of daily life within our homes, including:

• Helping young people continue with hobbies, social activities, and friendships, and learn new skills.
• Provide day-to-day care and create a safe, homely, therapeutic environment. Providing support with daily routines such as getting ready for school and ensuring healthy and balanced meals.
• Ensuring the young person has a safe space to relax and unwind within the home.
• Supporting young people to reach their potential and experience new opportunities.
• Support young people’s development through stimulating activities and consistent care.
• Build meaningful relationships and ensure safeguarding needs are met.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals and contribute to care planning.

What We’re Looking For

• Full UK Manual Driving licence is essential to be able to take our children to school, appointments and activities.
• Ability to be a great role model to looked-after children.
• Ability to build trusting relationships.
• A genuine care and compassion to work with looked-after children.
• Flexibility to be able to work shifts that include evenings and weekends and sleep-ins.
• Willingness to complete a Level 3 qualification in Children’s and Young People Workforce.

Benefits

• Access to Tastecard, Bluelight card and MyGym discounts.
• Real Living Wage employer.
• Competitive pay rates.
• Christmas bonus.
• Generous Refer a Friend Scheme.
• Financial wellbeing service.
• Life Assurance.
• Ongoing training and professional development plus high quality CPD opportunities.
• Comprehensive induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via the SHINE programme.
• Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support.
• Looking after your wellbeing. We’re in this together.

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