Location: Billericay, Essex
Start date: Immediate
Salary: Up to £34,757 per annum
Consultant details:
Aliyah
0203 100 1770
aaboderin@soarrecruitment.co.uk
Role: Senior Residential Child Care Worker
Type: Term time only
Hours: 40.75 hours (full time)
No weekend shifts, public holiday or school holiday shifts are required.
Day Shift: 7.30am to 3.30pm and Evening Shift: 2.30pm to 10.45pm.
We are looking for a dedicated, passionate and committed Senior Residential Child Care Worker to join our residential team in our clients highly successful academy, which holds a Good Ofsted status. Their residential provision holds Outstanding Ofsted status. This post involves working with children aged 10 -16 years who have social, emotional and mental health needs.
The primary role of a Senior Residential Child Care Worker is to support the students from the point of leaving school, during the evening and until the following morning when they go back off to school.
This post involves formal supervision of designated staff. Once students arrive from school staff support them by making healthy snacks, agreeing activities, talking about their day and encouraging the students to have a shower and get changed. Staff encourage students to choose at least one physical activity which staff will support and get involved with. We then eat together at dinner time before going off for our second activity such as playing in the park, visiting the beach, playing on skateboards, playing board games, having a quiz or going to bowling/cinema/golf etc. Later in the evening we help with school work, watch TV or a film before the students are supported to go to bed after a story or chat before staff complete evening reports.
Candidates must have:
A minimum of 2 years successful experience of working with adolescents is essential and with SEMH preferable.
NVQ Level 3 in Child/Young Persons Care is essential.
Willingness and ability to administer medication.
Supervisory/shift lead experience.
Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Children Act and NMS for residential special schools.
Have a drivers licence
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