Job Description

About us Sterling Supported Living

Children's Residential Care 10 - 18 years

The care you need for the life you deserve

Here at Sterling our mission is " To make a meaningful change in vulnerable people's lives by empowering them with the life skills, good morals and values, providing caring support to help them become confident and independent"

Are you able to provide Trusted, Innovative, Person Centred Support to our children and young people? Are you wanting to make a difference to children and young people who have struggled so far in their life?

We are looking for support workers who are caring, compassionate, fun loving, honest, empathetic and full of energy to give the children and young people we support the best and happiest life possible

We are looking to fill a support worker role for daytime shift 8am to 8pm with 8pm to 8:am weekend availability. it's essential for applicants to have an automatic DBS update, ideally for children and young people prefered, as we are looking to fill this position quickly and need someone who can start as soon as possible.

Must hold a UK FULL driving Licence.

In return we will offer you:

A detailed induction covering all of the mandatory training required for your role including in- depth de - escalation and physical intervention training, which is an holistic, person centred approach to dealing with challenging behaviours.
6 week supportive supervision programme
Care Certificate
Store discounts with BrightHR
Discounted gym memberships
Staff Wellbeing Programme
Company Pension Scheme
Fully supportive continuous personal development
Progression opportunities to complete your NVQ diploma in health and social care Level 2 & 3
Progression within the company structure.
Where possible a permanent working base, to provide consistency of care and building positive relationship with our children and young people.

Working pattern:

8am - 8pm day shifts (Fully paid 12hr shift) Hours may vary to meet the needs of the business.

Two week rolling rota, allowing you to have a better work life balance.

(Please note we provide support to our children and young people 24hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Your working pattern will range over a 7 day working week pattern)

Staff will:
Provide support and assistance to our children and young people who have mental health needs, challenging behaviours, autism or other developmental disabilities
Implement individualised person centred support. Each child or young person has detailed in - depth care plans and risk assessments in place, these are super easy to follow to ensure our children and young people are getting the nurturing care they deserve.
Staff will complete shift handovers at the end of every shift to ensure important information about the children's day is transferred from shift to shift, making it easier for staff to provide the support that is needed.
Assist with daily living activities, including meal preparation and medication administration and managing finances, also encouraging and offering support with cleaning, laundry and weekly shopping.
Being appointed as a child or young person's keyworker and ensuring all of their needs are being met
Support our children and young people in developing and improving their social and communication skills, including supporting them out in the community and doing activities, why not support our children and young people to go swimming, to the cinema, to a gig or even on a holiday
Monitor and accurately document individuals progress and behaviour data so it is important that staff are at a good level of speaking and written English.
Ensure the safety and well-being of our children and young people at all times and above all

HAVE FUN!!

The skills we are looking for:
- Experience working with children and young people with mental health needs, challenging behaviours, autism or other developmental disabilities is desirable where possible

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills

- Patience, empathy, compassion and the ability to remain calm in challenging situations

- Ability to follow instructions and work effectively as part of a team

- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people. If you have a passion for helping others and possess the necessary skills then we would love to hear from you

Sterling Supported Living is an equal opportunity employer, a disability confident employer and a member of the armed forces Covent. We welcome applications from people from all walks of life.

To apply for this position, please submit your CV highlighting your relevant experience.

Applicants are required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.

Applicants who were not born in the UK may also be required to undergo an international criminal record check.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm, Zero hours contract

Pay: 12.50-14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 - 48 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Employee discount Free flu jabs Gym membership Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme Store discount
Schedule:

12 hour shift Day shift Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:

Ilkeston DE7 5HH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

Diploma of Higher Education (required)
Experience:

health and social care: 1 year (preferred) children's residential care: 1 year (preferred)
Language:

English (required)
Licence/Certification:

UK Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Children's Residential Support Worker