Support Worker, Child Minding ​/ Nanny

Position: Support Worker (Permanent)
Residential Support Workers required for Children's Home West Norwood London SW27

Support Workers £13.50 per hour (5 shifts per fortnight) over a Monday to Sunday period.

You will be expected to sleep in after some of your shifts at an extra £50

Senior Support Workers £14.50 per hour

We require staff for our new 3 Bed home supportingyears with EBD

Support Worker

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide care for young people through:

· Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare and running a home (cooking, cleaning etc)

· Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional and positive regard

· Meeting the physical, emotional, behavioural, cultural and educational needs of young people

· Acting as a role model and demonstrating appropriate ways of dealing with problems

· Helping young people gain self control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding them when they should have recognition

· Ensuring that each young person’s care plan is followed and updated as appropriate to reflect their changing needs

Support Worker Requirements

Childcare qualification - NVQ or equivalent ( Preferred)

· Candidates must be suitable to work with children & young people within a care setting (pre-employment checks)

· Ability to relate to and communicate with young people forming and maintaining appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with young people

· Awareness of safeguarding issues and ability to safeguard the welfare of young people

· Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

· Ability to work under own initiative

· Ability to take direction and work as part of a team

· Ability to work in partnership and liaise with other professionals

· Basic household and cooking skills

· Ability to recognise and acknowledge training needs and respond appropriately

· Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours

· Understanding Equal Opportunities and Anti - Discriminatory Practice issues

· Current clean driving licence

· Previous experience of looking after children with EBD

· Awareness of ofsted quality standards

· Knowledge of Childcare legislation

Senior Support Worker Duties include

• Supporting and managing the staff team to meet the needs of the young person

• Planning each shift and ensuring resources are allocated appropriately

• Working with external professionals to deliver positive outcomes

• Providing supervision and support to staff in line with Quality Standards

• Supporting the young person to engage in education

• Ensuring their health needs are met

• Providing advice, support and guidance

• Managing complex behaviours and crisis intervention

• Administering and recording medication

• Maintaining daily records and administrative work

• Contributing to the care planning process

• Liaising with external stakeholders and our multidisciplinary team

• Attending mandatory training

• Engaging in team meetings

• Maintaining the home (laundry, cleaning, shopping, cooking, etc.)

Senior Support Worker Requirements

Please note applicants MUST meet the following requirements;

* Able to work Full time

* A full UK driving license ( preferred )

* Right to work in the UK (we do not offer sponsorship)

* An understanding that this role will require that you undertake Enhanced DBS checks

* You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins with full-time and part-time hours being available.

* Experience working and supporting 5-18 year old with EBD & challenging behaviour

* You will have some experience supporting children or young people with EBD.

* Seniors MUST have NVQ level 3 Children Residential plus 2 years Support Work experience(Children's)

This is an amazing opportunity to work for an organisation who will invest and offer progression

For more information contact Mick Hull Fieldview Care Recruitment Solutions