Support Worker, Child Development​/Support

Vetro Recruitment are currently working alongside a children's residential home for young people with Emotional Behavioural Difficulties and are looking for Support Workers to cover shifts when needed.

• Location: Bridgwater
• Shifts available: 8am - 8am / 9am - 9am (with a sleep-in from 11pm - 7am)
• Benefits: Weekly pay and flexible shifts

The home offers placements to young people aged 11-18 years who experience display challenging and harmful behaviours. There are currently two young people at the home.

As a Children's Residential Support Worker, you will maximise each young person's potential for personal growth and development while promoting their independence and well-being.

The experienced team of Support Workers provides the care and support needed to equip the young people with sufficient skills to enable them to achieve an independent and fulfilled life.

• To keep the homely, friendly culture and environment of the homes.
• To be able to deal with challenging behaviours when needed.
• Protect children and young people from risks to their health and welfare.
• Provide support for the children and young people in the home and promote their independence and well-being.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with the staff, parents, Social Workers and other professionals that may be involved in the young people's lives such as Psychologists.
• To encourage the young people to do activities and take responsibility for their own lives depending on their age.
• Maintain a safe environment for the young people.
• Ensuring the safety of the students and maintaining an up to date knowledge of the individual's care plan, guidelines, reward system and preferred method of communication.
• Supporting taxing behaviour safely and sympathetically.

• Experience as a Support Worker or a similar role in a similar setting.
• Minimum 25 years old due to company car insurance.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Vetro Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.