Support Worker

Overview

Caring for children and young people who live in residential homes takes a special kind of person.

Raising any child is not easy, it takes a lot of work and dedication. Children and young people in residential care need all this plus resilience and empathy and so much more due to the challenges they have faced in their lives.

Our adults who work with the children we care for have special personalities and skill sets; these include but are not limited to:

Behavioural Management Skills
Behavioural management is one of the most important skills for working with children in residential settings. Working with children can be one of the most stressful but rewarding tasks. Our adults are patient, empathetic and good communicators enabling them to support our children in times of crisis.

Communication Skills
Unfortunately, there is no uniform approach to talking to a child. Our adults establish effective communication with our children by using respect and understanding during all interactions (even the briefest ones). Role modelling appropriate and effective communication and actively listening to the young people in our care ensures that their views wishes and feelings are at the heart of our homes.

Patience
All children need structure and guidance, but this is particularly so for children who have had disruption and trauma in their lives. Often the children we care for have been in multiple placements before coming to us and distrust adults. Our adults understand this and are patient with the children and young people, building relationships at the young persons' own pace and offering a non-judgmental environment for them to grow up in and thrive.

If you feel you could make a difference in a young person's life by offering, care, compassion, empathy and understanding join our expanding team and receive:

• Excellent work – life balance over a three-week rolling rota.
• Qualifications and training fully paid for.
• Paid food provided whilst at work.
• 24-hour employee assistance programme and counseling service.
• Medicash health care plan.
• Refer a friend scheme of £500.
• Sign up for the Blue Light discount card.
• Bonus scheme for all staff based upon OFSTED outcomes.
• Percentage of sleep in pay covered when on annual leave, to cover loss of earnings.
• Company pension.
• Competitive salary.
• Career progression.

For more information call Positive Independence on 01636 642906.

Annual Leave

6 weeks annual leave.