Senior Support Worker - Childrens Home

4Recruitment Services are seeking a Senior Support Worker to work for a Children's Home within Thames Ditton, Surbiton.

Hours: 40 Hours per week | Monday - Friday

Shift: Permanent Ongoing

Pay Rate: £23.5k per annum

Are you a passionate and organised Senior Support Worker with at least 1 years Senior/Team leader Experience?

This is an excellent opportunity to work flexible hours and to gain experience of working with children and young people with special needs in a caring environment. The home is rated as Outstanding by Ofsted.

What you will be doing -

• Team Leading
• Shift Leading
• Supporting the management to run a successful staff team and all day to day operations of the home
• Ensuring the highest standards of care in relation to the children's physical, behavioural and emotional needs.
• Supporting young people to do their favourite things and try new activities at home and also outdoor activities. These include swimming and going on annual vacation.
• Providing high quality care to young people (including personal care)

Who you are -

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a motivated and determined team. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the young people we support, and both our homes operate with a high staff to young person ratio. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

What You will need -

• Required education - Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or NVQ Level 3 Children and Young People's Workforce Diploma with a Social Care pathway
• Experience working with children or young adults with autism and multiple learning disabilities, who may display challenging behaviour
• Minimum 1 years or more of experience working as a Senior/Team leader in residential care and 4 years of working in a support environment
• An Enhanced DBS
• Good written and spoken English
• Ability to interact with a range of young people
• Ability to lead a team and to work as part of a team
• Ability to provide consistency of care and support to the young people

What we offer -

We will offer you Excellent & Competitive Rates of Pay, Organised Local Interviews. When registering you will be going through our Efficient Compliance Service and have a choice to use our Dedicated Umbrella Company (who offer indemnity insurance & a loyalty reward scheme). We also offer an outstanding referral scheme for any Nurse friends or colleagues.

If you are a Senior Support Worker and would like to express your interest please contact us for this great opportunity by calling Hannah Dakers on 0208 514 9132.

Who we are -

At 4Recruitment Services we take pride in providing the highest quality of care from our healthcare professionals. We offer great rates of pay and professional growth opportunities which is why a large proportion of our staff have worked with us for a long time. We work on an NHS framework as a preferred supplier, supplying to a range of Hospitals and community centres so we can offer you a variety of placements if this role is not right for you.

Refer a Nurse to us and you could receive up to a £250 bonus for your referral. (T's&C's Apply)

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