Residential Support Worker

Medicare First is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated support workers to work full time working within residential homes based in Durham. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in children's services and be registered with the HCPC. Day/Night Rate: £10.14 About the Role: Helping young people make progress towards positive outcomes in relation to health and wellbeing. Setting outstanding standards of practice outlined within the Children's Homes regulation 2015. Key Responsibilities: Good oral and written communication skills. Proven interpersonal skills Good role model for Young People. Ability to successfully engage with young people and staff of all levels. Ability to cope with stressful situations Ability to sensitively deal with emotional distress. Ability to take initiative. Compliance: Up to date DBS. Travel: Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently. Hours: The post requires the worker to work a rota including evenings, weekends and bank holidays as devised by the relevant manager, which may involve sleeping-in duties To be Considered for the role you must have the following: Qualifications: 4 GCSEs (grade A - C) inc Maths and English or equivalent and NVQ Level 3 in Child Care or equivalent within this field or willingness to achieve within 18 months of Experience: Significant experience of working with young people/or young adults either in a voluntary or professional capacity. Experience of working within a team setting and experience of working with challenging behaviour in a professional setting. Benefits of working with Medicare First: Your own personal consultant Regularly meetings and visits with your consultant Quick and Easy Registration Process An excellent referral scheme of £250 for each successfully placed referral Benefits of working with Medicare First: Your own personal consultant Regularly meetings and visits with your consultant Quick and Easy Registration Process An excellent referral scheme of £250 for each successfully placed referral If this sound like a role for you then please Apply today Medicare First is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, age, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity or disability. Terms and conditions apply. This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Medicare First operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavor to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.