Senior Support Worker

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited ,
Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
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Job Type: Full-time

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Senior Support Worker - Children's (Mental Health) - Port Talbot A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a compassionate and resilient 'Senior Residential Child Care Worker' to join an award-winning provider of Residential Children's Services in the Port-Talbot area. This is a fantastic career progressive opportunity to join an expanding company who highly value and heavily invest in staff training and development. Our client offers a safe, nurturing and warm homely environment to vulnerable individuals, who experience a range of Social, Emotional and Behavioural difficulties and require tailored specialised care. If you are career driven and have a genuine passion for supporting vulnerable young people, career progression is a realistic and attainable goal within this new and developing staff team. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES My client is seeking a resilient yet compassionate individual who will proactively contribute towards to the day to day operations of the Children's Home. Some of the key responsibilities will include: Contribute to providing a safe environment in which young people can develop and mature. Manage behaviour in an assertive and positive manner. Adhere to the homes policies procedures and team decisions. Support the Registered manager in all aspects within the home. Have the ability to Complete and update Placement plans, behaviour management plans, risk assessments and reports as directed by the registered manager. Supervise staff as required. Contribute to reports on behalf of the team for statutory reviews and other meetings. This is a full-time permanent vacancy working on a 2 on 4 off rolling rota shift pattern of 43.5hrs per week (plus sleep in duties). ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS NVQ Level 3 Children's and Young People's Workforce (or equivalent) Minimum of 2 years experience Full UK Driving Licence KEY BENEFITS Competitive salary plus additional sleep-in rate Funded training and qualification opportunities Attainable and encouraged internal progression Highly valued within a strong and supportive team Attainable career progression to Team Leader, Deputy Manager and Registered Manager My client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in their care. Therefore, this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references will be sought prior to your employment start date.Please only apply for this role is you hold the relevant qualifications AND you have experience working within a children's residential service.If this position is of interest to you please forward your most recent CV via the APPLY button, alternatively if you wish to discuss further and in full confidentiality, please call Morgan on . Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

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