Residential Care Worker Children - Assessment Home

Posted 3 hours 15 minutes ago by Horizon Care

£13.85 - £14.40 Hourly
Permanent
Not Specified
Healthcare & Medical Jobs
Wiltshire, Whiteparish, United Kingdom, SP5 2
Job Description

Bright Futures, Inspired by You.

Residential Care Worker Children's Assessment Home

£13.85 per hour

£14.40 per hour (qualified with Level 3)

Our new two bedded children s home will be providing therapeutic health assessment placements for children and young people.

The home will support children who present with a range of emotional, behavioral and social difficulties (EBSD). This may include challenges such as trauma-related behaviors, attachment difficulties, emotional dysregulation, and difficulties forming and maintaining relationships.

In addition, the home will support children with learning difficulties, adapting care approaches, communication methods, and routines to meet individual cognitive and developmental needs.

Staff are trained to provide individualized support, ensuring that each child can access the assessment process in a way that is appropriate and effective for them.

Requirements for the role:

  • Experience within residential childcare is preferred but not essential
  • Level 3 in Residential childcare preferred but not essential
  • Full UK Manual Diving license is essential to be able to take our children to school. appointments and activities

Flexibility to work:

  • Sleep-ins / waking nights
  • Weekends
  • Unplanned/emergency shifts

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Safeguarding
  • First aid
  • Risk management
  • Behaviour management

Medication administration

  • Therapeutic care
  • PACE
  • Understanding of trauma and behaviour
  • Works effectively with others
  • Communicates clearly during incidents

Our Benefits:

  • Access to Taste card, Blue light card and MyGym discounts!
  • Real Living Wage employer
  • Competitive pay rates
  • Christmas bonus
  • Generous Refer a Friend Scheme
  • Financial wellbeing service
  • Life Assurance
  • Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all our colleagues via our SHINE programme
  • Ongoing training and professional development plus High quality CPD opportunities
  • Employee assistance programme free, confidential support
  • Supportive management and senior leaders