Residential Support Worker

Apply Now Opportunity for an experienced support worker to work within an Ofsted registered children's home in Crawley where you will be support and nurture young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The residents will often be from abusive backgrounds, and may be abusive themselves. Most young people accommodated in the home will also have had a disrupted education and will exhibit emotional and behavioural difficulties and will often be poorly adjusted for their age or the requirement placed upon them. Role of the Support Worker Dealing with challenging behaviour (verbally abusive, possibly threatening behaviour) Requirement for positive role modelling at all times and maintaining a consistency of approach Dealing with constantly changing guidelines, procedures etc, that are being presented by our Governing Body Develop a functional approach in young people who are likely to have been rejected or have serious issues in coming to terms with their behaviour Support the young people to have equal opportunities to develop their independence & social skills in preparation for adult life. Liaise with parents, carers, other 3rd parties and the staff team. To safeguard and promote the welfare of young people. Ensuring placement plans are followed, policies, procedures, risk assessments and rotas are in place and education is supported. Benefits Include: Stable position with regular salary plus option to earn overtime pay Excellent training package including your hours paid Sponsorship to gain qualification Opportunity for career development Holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks plus a long service bonus after 4 years Appraisal bonus payment scheme Company pension scheme ABC Recognition & Reward programme Lunch / dinner provided when on shift Opportunity to go on annual holiday with young people Shifts are made up of long days and late shifts, some with sleep ins attached. Please send your CV across to be considered and I will be in touch for an initial discussion. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89491192