Residential Support Worker

Salary: £26,000- £28,100 per annum/ pro rata Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland Contract/Hours: Permanent – Part time-20 hours – Waking night duty 9.15pm until 7.15am. Requirement to work two weekends out of four. Interviews will take place Wednesday 4 th November Benefits: 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell leave Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% matched employer contribution with included life assurance cover Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.

A bit about the role ‘Meeting new people, doing new things, seeing new places, that's what our short breaks services are all about.’ Join our fantastic, dedicated team at Renfrewshire Short Breaks, Loom. Walk in Kilbarchan as a Residential Support Worker.

Your role

is crucial in creating a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to flourish. Patience, empathy and resilience will go a long way, especially when supporting children through times that may feel challenging due to individual heightened behaviours or when meeting the complexities of some children’s health and personal care support needs.

At times the role can be demanding, fast paced and busy where the ability to multi task is advantageous. You won’t be doing this alone. At Loom. Walk, it’s all about teamwork where we believe in investing in our team. You can expect a comprehensive induction, learn new specialised skills applicable to the role, and support for qualifications.

Regular supervision and team meetings ensure you are integrated and valued within our team. Short breaks are a chance for disabled children and young people to have fun, gain independence, learn and develop while their families get to take a much needed break. Our children love to engage in playful and sensory activities such as singing, ball games, arts/crafts, garden play, water play, puzzles, dressing up and iPad time.

Opportunities to support children within outings and stimulating activities within the community are encouraged to ensure they have a positive experience when staying at Loom. Walk. As a night duty worker your role will be to provide overnight support to children to promote their wellbeing and be responsive to their individualised needs.

This isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to be part of a caring, supportive team to build meaningful connections to the children we support to make their lives better. How you'll help to create brighter futures Some key responsibilities of the Residential Support Worker are; Provide support in case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports relevant to waking night duty role Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, as applicable to role Supporting children to achieve positive outcomes.

Adopting approaches in line with the principles of The Promise Assisting the children in all aspects of their care and supporting their health and wellbeing. Let's talk about you Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team.

Ideally you will have: Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting Ability to stay, steady, patient and grounded even when the role brings moments that feel challenging Experience of working with disabled children and young people Safeguarding knowledge and excellent communication skills To possess Higher National Certificate in Social Care (or recognised equivalent) and an SVQ3 in Social Care – Children and Young People or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 3 years of commencing employment with is, full support will be provided Good to know If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Jessica Jarvis at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.

org.uk quoting reference 13859 We'll be happy to give you any support you require. Diversity, equality, and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children.

We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles. Please click on the below links to find out more about this role and Action for Children; Find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.

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