Residential Support Worker Job Belfast area,Northern Ireland UK,Child Care/Nanny

Excellent opportunity for enthusiastic candidates to join the team in one of our children’s residential homes. We are a rapidly expanding organisation and are offering a very competitive salary plus benefits including a quality bespoke training package and generous renumeration for sleep-in shifts. We specialise in supporting Children and Young People who have suffered early life trauma, neglect or abuse and may display challenging behaviours.

The

main duties of this role include

To work as a member of the team to provide young people with a variety of activities, support, care and guidance using a positive parenting model
To follow guidance from the Team Leader and other senior colleagues to ensure the smooth day to day running of the home providing structure and appropriate boundaries for the young people in our car
To have a flexible approach to shift patterns which may sometimes require changes to rota at short notice
To ensure that all risks are safely managed in line with the company policies and procedures
To undertake an in-depth quality and bespoke training package
To act as an advocate for the young person whilst using a positive parenting model
To attend staff meetings and be proactive in developing and improving the service model

What we offer

Continuous training and professional development
Generous sleep-in rate of £70.47 per night (average 11 per month)

What we are looking for

Someone with the passion to work with our young people and provide them with a positive parenting model
Someone who can help create a real family environment for our young people
Someone who has the desire to improve our young people’s lives and enable a better future for them
Someone who is resilient and understanding
Someone who is computer literate with the ability to work in a paperless environment

First Blue is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check where suitable references will be sought prior to your employment start date.

Competitive pay and sleep-in allowance
Enhanced overtime rate of time and a third
Access to employee wellbeing programme
28 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 33 days with 5 years service