Residential Support Worker (Shift Leader) in Rickmansworth

Role: Residential Support Worker (Shift Leader)

Salary: £28,100.00 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications)

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles.
• Flexible maternity, paternity, and adoption packages
• Up to 7% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers
• As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you'll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.

Our Level 3 Residential Support Worker guides a dedicated team through, leading shifts with expertise and empathy. Their proactive approach to risk management, safeguards our young people's wellbeing allowing us to deliver the highest quality of care. With a commitment to continuous improvement.

As Residential Support Worker you will, you'll they'll ensure the wellbeing of our children and young people is prioritised by delivering personalised care, guidance, and advocacy.

In return we'll offer you amazing opportunities to progress within our organisation.

What you do could make a difference

You will instill your compassion and ambition in everything you do, always with our young people at the front of mind.

• Provide case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing, and managing risk.
• Lead shifts with the primary aim of the provision of a high-quality service.
• Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports.
• Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.
• Supervise a team of support workers.
• Lead by example with the application of Action for Children's policy procedures and professional practice standards and in line with registration requirements.
• Meeting all day-to-day needs of the children, this will include activities, trips out, personal care and administering medications.
• Keep the home well maintained by completing household task such as cleaning and laundry.

Contract/Hours: Permanent - Full Time - 37 hours a week - shift work is expected between 7am-10.30pm, will include sleep ins and 2 out of 4 weekends. You will work 5 days on and 2 days off based on the rota.

Location Rickmansworth, Herts.

• Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust.
• An excellent range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families.
• A solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting.
• Emotional resilience to be able to respond to the challenging nature of this role.

Short Breaks at West Hyde is a provision for children and young people with a wide variety of additional needs including learning difficulties, complex behaviour, and complex health needs, between the ages of 5 and 18 years old. The primary aim is for those who visit to have fun, enjoy themselves and make friends in a safe environment where they feel comfortable and valued whilst we offer them the same opportunities that other children their age may have.

Short breaks are a chance for disabled children and young people to have fun, gain independence, learn and develop while their families get to take a much-needed break.

Patience, empathy, and resilience will go a long way, especially when supporting children through times that may feel challenging due to individual heightened behaviours or when meeting the complexities of some children's health and personal care support needs. At times, the role can be demanding, fast paced and busy where the ability to multitask is advantageous.

Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life's challenges. But too many children don't. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you'll help us change that where it really matters.

We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot's changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn't. So as long as children need us, we'll be here.