Children's home - Support Worker
Description✓Are you a self-starter who is motivated to work both under their own guidance and as a part of a team?
✓Do you thrive in a setting where you can enable a better quality of life for vulnerable young people?
✓Are you an experienced Residential Support Worker with a background of supporting children and young adults with complex needs in the Torbay and surrounding area?
✓I am looking for experienced and dedicated Residential Support Workers to support a Torbay children’s home in their Waking Nights teams to provide the highest level of care and support for the children living there
✓You will be compassionate, hard-working, self-motivated and above all a great team player.
✓The service is a homely, purpose-built setting with 10 beds and caters for children aged 4-19 years old who have varied disabilities, including PMLD, SLD, Low Functioning Autism, Asperger’s, complex medical needs, behavioural difficulties and epilepsy among many others
✓You will be required to support residents on a night shift pattern, working 12 hour shifts on a 3 on 3 off basis to ensure the smooth running of the service and the well-being of the service users during their stay.
✓You will have the opportunity to support children and young adults from various backgrounds as the service is both a permanent residence and a respite service
✓This offers a unique opportunity to gain incredibly diverse experience within SEND / Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
✓The main responsibilities of the role are:
✓- Personal care, including washing, feeding, dressing and pad changing
✓- Medication distribution [training can be provided]
✓- Manual handling [training can be provided]
✓- 2:1 support with other team members
✓- Cleaning, laundry and general service upkeep
✓You will be working closely with the team leaders and the registered manager who are a close-knit team dedicated to supporting the children they are looking after.
✓This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a welcoming team who will nourish you to grow in your career as a Residential Support Worker
✓The staff are a family unit and the environment provides one unified goal – quality of life, inclusion and happiness.
✓Staff here benefit from great support from management and their team members, excellent rates of pay and a generous holiday allowance.
✓The requirements you will need to be considered for this role are:
✓- Experience working in residential care / care settings
✓- Experience of 6 months or more with SEND
✓- Level 3 NVQ in Children and Young People’s Workforce [or similar]
✓- Experience with medication distribution
✓- Manual Handling training [not essential but highly beneficial]
✓- Experience with epilepsy [not essential but highly beneficial]
✓To be considered for this position, please contact Alec on [phone number removed] or email
✓All applicants will be contacted to discuss suitability and then invited to register with TeacherActive.
✓Registration involves an enhanced DBS check, ID checks and will require you to supply good professional references
✓We pride ourselves on excellent service
✓We can provide a wide range of opportunities in schools and other educational institutions, with good rates of pay, at times to suit your needs.
✓Regular external audits have shown repeatedly that our standards are exceptional
✓We are passionate about finding the right staff for each environment.
✓TeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer, and operates as an Employment Business in providing temporary or contract job-seeking services Show more →
✓Do you thrive in a setting where you can enable a better quality of life for vulnerable young people?
✓Are you an experienced Residential Support Worker with a background of supporting children and young adults with complex needs in the Torbay and surrounding area?
✓I am looking for experienced and dedicated Residential Support Workers to support a Torbay children’s home in their Waking Nights teams to provide the highest level of care and support for the children living there
✓You will be compassionate, hard-working, self-motivated and above all a great team player.
✓The service is a homely, purpose-built setting with 10 beds and caters for children aged 4-19 years old who have varied disabilities, including PMLD, SLD, Low Functioning Autism, Asperger’s, complex medical needs, behavioural difficulties and epilepsy among many others
✓You will be required to support residents on a night shift pattern, working 12 hour shifts on a 3 on 3 off basis to ensure the smooth running of the service and the well-being of the service users during their stay.
✓You will have the opportunity to support children and young adults from various backgrounds as the service is both a permanent residence and a respite service
✓This offers a unique opportunity to gain incredibly diverse experience within SEND / Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
✓The main responsibilities of the role are:
✓- Personal care, including washing, feeding, dressing and pad changing
✓- Medication distribution [training can be provided]
✓- Manual handling [training can be provided]
✓- 2:1 support with other team members
✓- Cleaning, laundry and general service upkeep
✓You will be working closely with the team leaders and the registered manager who are a close-knit team dedicated to supporting the children they are looking after.
✓This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a welcoming team who will nourish you to grow in your career as a Residential Support Worker
✓The staff are a family unit and the environment provides one unified goal – quality of life, inclusion and happiness.
✓Staff here benefit from great support from management and their team members, excellent rates of pay and a generous holiday allowance.
✓The requirements you will need to be considered for this role are:
✓- Experience working in residential care / care settings
✓- Experience of 6 months or more with SEND
✓- Level 3 NVQ in Children and Young People’s Workforce [or similar]
✓- Experience with medication distribution
✓- Manual Handling training [not essential but highly beneficial]
✓- Experience with epilepsy [not essential but highly beneficial]
✓To be considered for this position, please contact Alec on [phone number removed] or email
✓All applicants will be contacted to discuss suitability and then invited to register with TeacherActive.
✓Registration involves an enhanced DBS check, ID checks and will require you to supply good professional references
✓We pride ourselves on excellent service
✓We can provide a wide range of opportunities in schools and other educational institutions, with good rates of pay, at times to suit your needs.
✓Regular external audits have shown repeatedly that our standards are exceptional
✓We are passionate about finding the right staff for each environment.
✓TeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer, and operates as an Employment Business in providing temporary or contract job-seeking services Show more →